teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈtir-ˌdräp 
2
: something shaped like a dropping tear
specifically
: a pendent gem (as on an earring)
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Some are lush with sloughs and tree islands sculpted into teardrop patterns through thousands of years of slow sheet flow.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
The new travel trailer breaks free from the confines of tiny teardrop derivation to sleep the entire family (kinda) and supply an all-electric off-grid base camp.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
For this design, they’ve also been inspired by teardrops (hence the shape).
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
But the type of young, adventurous camping enthusiasts limber enough to squeeze themselves into an ultralight teardrop eventually grow up, have a family and sell the teardrop.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
The new travel trailer breaks free from the confines of tiny teardrop derivation to sleep the entire family (kinda) and supply an all-electric off-grid base camp.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
For this design, they’ve also been inspired by teardrops (hence the shape).
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
But the type of young, adventurous camping enthusiasts limber enough to squeeze themselves into an ultralight teardrop eventually grow up, have a family and sell the teardrop.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
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teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈti(ə)r-ˌdräp
2
: something (as a pendent gem) shaped like a dropping tear
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