undercarriage
the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
the portions of an aircraft that are below the body.
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How to use undercarriage in a sentence
When pulling an aeroplane along, if possible, pull from the top of the undercarriage struts.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberThen he touched a button and the pontoons were drawn up into the undercarriage of the craft.
The wheels of the undercarriage have a way of throwing up mud on to the lower surface.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberThe propeller is gone, and maybe the undercarriage is damaged some.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) TheissI busted a wing and wiped the undercarriage right off, and didn't get a scratch.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk | Robert Sydney Bowen
British Dictionary definitions for undercarriage
/ (ˈʌndəˌkærɪdʒ) /
Also called: landing gear the assembly of wheels, shock absorbers, struts, etc, that supports an aircraft on the ground and enables it to take off and land
the framework that supports the body of a vehicle, carriage, etc
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