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fuselage

[ fyoo-suh-lahzh, -lij, -zuh-, fyoo-suh-lahzh, -zuh- ]
/ ˈfyu səˌlɑʒ, -lɪdʒ, -zə-, ˌfyu səˈlɑʒ, -zə- /
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noun Aeronautics.

the complete central structure to which the wing, tail surfaces, and engines are attached on an airplane.

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Origin of fuselage

1905–10; <French, equivalent to fusel(é) spindle-shaped (derivative of fuseau spindle; see fusee) + -age-age

Words nearby fuselage

fuse, fuse box, fused kidney, fused quartz, fusee, fuselage, Fuseli, fusel oil, Fushih, Fushun, fusibility
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Words related to fuselage

box, frame, material, skeleton, groundwork, essence, tenor, total, staple, gist, pith, sum, majority, corpus, core, assembly, hull, crux, chassis, trunk

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British Dictionary definitions for fuselage

fuselage
/ (ˈfjuːzɪˌlɑːʒ) /

noun

the main body of an aircraft, excluding the wings, tailplane, and fin

Word Origin for fuselage

C20: from French, from fuseler to shape like a spindle, from Old French fusel spindle; see fusee
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