Hypertext Webster Gateway: "underslung"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Underrun \Un`der*run"\, v. t.
{To underrun a hose} (Naut.), to lift it up at one end, then
walk along shifting one hand after another so that the
water will run out. Underslung \Un"der*slung`\, Underhung
\Un"der*hung"\, a.
Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a
manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the
object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
underslung
adj 1: supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs
attached to the axle from below
2: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an
underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: {underhung}, {undershot}]
3: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
[syn: {squat}]
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