longeron

American

[lon-jer-uhn] / ˈlɒn dʒər ən /

noun

Aeronautics.

a main longitudinal brace or support on an airplane.

longeron British

/ ˈlɒndʒərən /

noun

a main longitudinal structural member of an aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of longeron

1910–15; < French: side-piece, equivalent to long ( er ) to run alongside, skirt (derivative of long long ¹ ) + -eron noun suffix

Example Sentences

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The small bench vise provided is a useful auxiliary that can be clamped to any convenient bench or table or even fuselage longeron in an emergency and should have jaws at least three inches wide and capable of opening four or five inches.

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The flames died out under pressure from gloves and hands, just as they had touched the drums of ammunition and all but eaten through a longeron.

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She told her also, now entirely reassured by Aggie's voice, that they had been much longeron the way than they had expected, and were now getting anxious.

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