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subframe

  • a word derived from frame.

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In New Orleans and elsewhere, entrepreneurs are experimenting with installing plastic water containers and manufactured dock floats inside the structural subframe of a house.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2023

The bridge, connecting the Kenilworth and Eastland Gardens neighborhoods to Deanwood, collapsed after a Mack truck — traveling southbound with its subframe raised — struck the footbridge, causing the structure to come loose, officials said.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2023

The first major manufacturer to use a Divergent 3-D printed subframe is Aston Martin, which will put one in the head-turning limited production DBR22 convertible.

From New York Times Aug. 31, 2022

Ford recalled dozens of the first Mach-Es sold in March after discovering loose subframe bolts.

From The Verge Sep. 27, 2021

The trailer’s lightweight rigidity is owed to the more than 5,000 hand-bucked rivets holding the load-bearing skin, the monocoque, to the tubular subframe.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2015