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noun
A thick, resilient coating applied to the underbody or chassis of an automobile to protect against damage from small stones, etc, which would rapidly chip ordinary paint and allowing rusting to begin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To coat (the underbody or chassis of a vehicle) with underseal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: undercoat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seal
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English underseal From under- + seal.
