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un·der·slung

(ŭn′dər-slŭng′)

adj.

1. Of or having a frame that is suspended from the axles rather than supported by them: a car with an underslung chassis; an underslung roadster.

2. Supported from above.

3. Having a low center of gravity.

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underslung

(ˌʌndəˈslʌŋ)

adj

1. (General Engineering) suspended below a supporting member, esp (of a motor vehicle chassis) suspended below the axles

2. (General Engineering) having a low centre of gravity

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un•der•slung

(ˈʌn dərˈslʌŋ)

adj.

1. suspended from an upper support, as the chassis of a vehicle from the axles.

2. more massive at the bottom than the top; squat.

[1900–05]

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Adj.	1.	underslung - supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below supported - held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends"
	2.	underslung - having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" undershot, underhung protrusive - thrusting outward
	3.	underslung - having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground squat low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

Translations

montato sotto gli assi

underslung

[ˈʌndəslʌŋ] ADJ (Aut) → colgante

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