cheatline

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cheatline

/ˈt͡ʃiːtlaɪn/

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From cheat + line, because the first cheatlines aimed to "cheat the eye", making aircraft appear more streamlined.

noun cheatlines

In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an aircraft's fuselage of as part of its livery.

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"cheatline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheatline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"cheatline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheatline.

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@misc{cheatline_2026,
  title = {cheatline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheatline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}