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slab-sided

slab-sided

7.8
A thing with large flat vertical sides like wide panels
  • adjective
  • /slæbˈsaɪdɪd/
translation icon : de lados planos
  • We both looked into the arroyo at the slab-sided shed with its precious specimens, a tin shanty that would love to fly.

Examples

  • The skyscraper had a slab-sided appearance, with flat surfaces that reflected the sunlight.

  • The new library was designed with slab-sided walls to give it a modern, minimalist look.

  • Behind the truck were two other slab-sided Volkswagens holding more Waffen-SS soldiers.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • It was a small, open, slab-sided vehicle, a military version of the Volkswagen, Germany's answer to the jeep.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • As we drove through the city, we noticed several slab-sided buildings dominating the skyline.

Synonyms

steep-sided
vsslab-sided
1 4.3

A thing with sides that rise almost straight up

shows broad flat vertical faces rather than a narrow sloping profile
slabby
vsslab-sided
6.1

Thick and flat like a large piece of stone or concrete

emphasizes broad flat vertical sides used in architectural or design contexts

How Flat

flat
797 1.0
slab-sided
7.8
curved
6 1.0
rounded
1 2.4

Surface Forms

slab-sided positive

Morphology

slab-sided = slab (transparent) = slab + sided

The adjective is clearly formed from 'slab' + the adjectival element '-sided' meaning 'having sides like slabs', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Slab-sided breaks into slab ('flat block') and side ('a wall or surface'), so imagine a big flat piece making the side of something. So something slab-sided has broad, flat, often straight sides like a building or object with plain, flat faces.