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undercarriage

[uhn-der-kar-ij]
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noun
  1. 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.
  2. the portions of an aircraft that are below the body.
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Origin of undercarriage

First recorded in 1785–95; under- + carriage
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Related Words

frameundercarriagebodycaseskeletonbasiccoreno-frills

Examples from the Web for undercarriage

Historical Examples

  • Allan jumped for it, his fingers caught and clung to the undercarriage.

    When the Sleepers Woke

    Arthur Leo Zagat

  • Now, coming around the wing, I saw that there was no undercarriage.

    The Night of the Long Knives

    Fritz Reuter Leiber

  • The propeller is gone, and maybe the undercarriage is damaged some.

    The Flying Reporter

    Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss

  • I busted a wing and wiped the undercarriage right off, and didn't get a scratch.

    Dave Dawson at Dunkirk

    Robert Sydney Bowen

  • It will then be said to be an "undercarriage bracing lift wire."

British Dictionary definitions for undercarriage

undercarriage

noun
  1. 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
  2. the framework that supports the body of a vehicle, carriage, etc
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Word Origin and History for undercarriage

n.

1794, from under + carriage. Meaning "landing gear of an aircraft" is recorded from 1911.

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