redline
1 of 2noun
red·line ˈred-ˈlīn 
: a recommended safety limit : the fastest, farthest, or highest point or degree considered safe
also : the red line which marks this point on a gauge
redline
2 of 2verb
red·line ˈred-ˌlīn
-ˈlīn
redlined; redlining; redlines
intransitive verb
: to withhold home-loan funds or insurance from neighborhoods considered poor economic risks
transitive verb
: to discriminate against in housing or insurance
Example Sentences
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Yec, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 There's numbness in the steering, but the gearbox is clever enough to downshift under braking and upshift at redline. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022 Boasting a 7500-rpm redline, the engine was factory rated at 160 horsepower and 130 pound-feet of torque. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 17 May 2022 Peak power from the V6 is 577 hp (430 kW) at 7,500 rpm, 700 revs short of the usual redline. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022 The operatic howl of the Aventador is replaced by a buzz-saw snarl, strident at first, then savagely intense near the 8,500 rpm redline. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2022 Mechanically, of course, the cars are identical, with a mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 5.7-liter V-10 with dry-sump lubrication and an 8400-rpm redline; a six-speed manual transaxle; a twin-plate ceramic clutch; and rear-wheel drive. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 19 Jan. 2022 The automatic gearbox's tendency to upshift well short of the 6900-rpm redline seems to have little effect on the rate of acceleration. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 11 May 2022 The engine is mated to a Hollinger five-speed manual and generates 400 horses, 336 ft lbs of twist and has a redline of 7,600 rpm. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 May 2022 Michael Harley, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 See More
Noun
For example, founders can send investors a redline showing what changes have been made to the SAFE templates that have been open sourced by Y combinator. Yec, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 There's numbness in the steering, but the gearbox is clever enough to downshift under braking and upshift at redline. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022 Boasting a 7500-rpm redline, the engine was factory rated at 160 horsepower and 130 pound-feet of torque. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 17 May 2022 Peak power from the V6 is 577 hp (430 kW) at 7,500 rpm, 700 revs short of the usual redline. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022 The operatic howl of the Aventador is replaced by a buzz-saw snarl, strident at first, then savagely intense near the 8,500 rpm redline. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2022 Mechanically, of course, the cars are identical, with a mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 5.7-liter V-10 with dry-sump lubrication and an 8400-rpm redline; a six-speed manual transaxle; a twin-plate ceramic clutch; and rear-wheel drive. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 19 Jan. 2022 The automatic gearbox's tendency to upshift well short of the 6900-rpm redline seems to have little effect on the rate of acceleration. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 11 May 2022 The engine is mated to a Hollinger five-speed manual and generates 400 horses, 336 ft lbs of twist and has a redline of 7,600 rpm. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 May 2022 Verb
On a lonely canyon road, the twin-turbo engine spins to redline with ferocious thrust. Michael Harley, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 Switch to Race mode and the transmission becomes aggressive, downshifting under braking and holding gears to redline. David Beard, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1952, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1968, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense