underframe

[ uhn-der-freym ]

noun

the lower frame on which a vehicular structure rests: the underframe of a bus.

Origin of underframe

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First recorded in 1850–55; under- + frame

Words Nearby underframe

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How to use underframe in a sentence

On this underframe the superstructure or frame is erected to form the body of the car.
The Story of the Pullman Car | Joseph Husband
M, is of the internal pole type, and is supported on the underframe of the wagon.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 | Various
The underframe is provided with spring axle boxes, and also with spring buffers and drawbars.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 | Various

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