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▪ I. ˈunderseal, n.
Also Underseal.
[under-1 4 d.]
A waterproofing material for use as a protective coating on the under-parts of motor vehicles; in the U.S., a proprietary term for a particular brand of this.
1948Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 14 Sept. 307/2 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company... Underseal for rust, corrosion and abrasive resistant rubberized coating material. 1964Times 7 Feb. p. iii/4 The wise motorist, for example, protects his new car with Underseal. 1968Busby & Holtman Main Line Kill v. 45 The professionals..bring it in pasted on the underneath of their cars with underseal. Jacks would never think of stripping off underseal looking for junk. 1973Sci. Amer. Dec. 138/3 (Advt.), Underbody, wheel arches, longitudinal members and the underside of the luggage-compartment floor carry a thick coating of underseal.
▪ II. ˈunderseal, v.
[f. prec.: see under-1 4 a.]
trans. To coat (the underbody of a vehicle) with waterproof material. Also absol. So ˈundersealed ppl. a., ˈundersealing vbl. n.
1958Autocar 24 Oct. 658/1 Undersealing of cars. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 12 Jan. 108/1 Unitary all-steel construction with undersealed bodies gives extra strength and durability. 1961Economist 21 Oct. 252/2 The body is undersealed. 1963N. Freeling Gun before Butter iii. 141 He liked to get a car in good condition; he cursed the cheap peeling chrome..the corner-cutting factories that did not underseal. 1976Horse & Hound 3 Dec. 66/1 (Advt.), These ex-Army Land-Rovers are undersealed from new and have heavy duty chassis, springs and suspension. 1980Motoring Which? July 388/2 ‘Rustproofed’, ‘undersealed’ and ‘Ziebarted’ were the terms cropping up most frequently. |