Back Stromlinienfahrzeug German Aerodinamika EO Vehículo aerodinámico Spanish Streamlining Italian 流線形車両 Japanese 유선형 차량 Korean Stroomlijnmaterieel Dutch Strömlinjeform Swedish Streamline Turkish
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A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance. The term is applied to high-speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s, and to their successor "bullet trains". Less commonly, the term is applied to fully faired upright and recumbent bicycles. As part of the Streamline Moderne trend, the term was applied to passenger cars, trucks, and other types of light-, medium-, or heavy-duty vehicles, but now vehicle streamlining is so prevalent that it is not an outstanding characteristic. In land speed racing, it is a term applied to the long, slender, custom built, high-speed vehicles with enclosed wheels.