undercarriage
Americannoun
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undercarriages
plural
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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.
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the portions of an aircraft that are below the body.
noun
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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
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the framework that supports the body of a vehicle, carriage, etc
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A similar incident occurred at Gatwick in December 2022, when a man's body was found in the undercarriage of a Tui flight which had travelled from Banjul, The Gambia's capital.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
In a looped video from the Instagram post, a group of bees huddles around water dripping from a car’s undercarriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
If you decide to use composite decking on a treated lumber undercarriage, read the installation instructions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
This, of course, doesn’t really matter to those of us in trucks — so long as the e-scooter doesn’t damage the undercarriage of the truck.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
I removed two clamps on the undercarriage and it dropped right out.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
I was not preparing to write about the tampered undercarriages of ski jumpers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Cars would ride so close to the ground that any small shift in weight caused their undercarriages to scrape against the pavement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Arquus Chief Executive Emmanuel Levacher told Reuters that the firm had stopped producing the undercarriages because until recently there was no more demand.
From Reuters ● Apr. 7, 2023
On Tuesday, black-suited private security guards also ran mirrors around vehicles to check their undercarriages for explosives — a measure rarely seen in the Emirates.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
I'll make L-brackets that stick out from the undercarriages, with the hooks facing up.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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