monocoque

[ mon-uh-kohk, -kok ]

noun

1. a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses.
2. Automotive. a type of vehicular construction in which the body is combined with the chassis as a single unit.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or being a monocoque.

monocoque

/ ˈmɒnəˌkɒk /

noun

1. a type of aircraft fuselage, car body, etc, in which all or most of the loads are taken by the skin
2. a type of racing-car, racing-cycle, or powerboat design with no separate chassis and body

adjective

1. of or relating to the design characteristic of a monocoque

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocoque¹

1910–15; < French, equivalent to mono- mono- + coque shell, eggshell (of uncertain origin)

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocoque¹

C20: from French, from mono- + coque shell

Example Sentences

Instead of bonding the front and rear triangles together in the monocoque method that many carbon manufacturers follow, Fezzari builds the entire Shafer frame as one piece, from headtube to chainstay.

From Outside Online

The monocoque has coque body, the others ordinary rectangular section.

From Project Gutenberg