fuselage
pronunciation
How to pronounce fuselage in British English:
UK [ˈfju:zəlɑ:ʒ]
How to pronounce fuselage in American English:
US [ˈfjuslɑʒ]
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- Noun:
- the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
Word Origin
- fuselage (n.)
- 1909, from French fuselage, from fuselé "spindle-shaped," from Old French *fus "a spindle," from Latin fusus "a spindle" (see fuse (n.)). So called from its shape.
Example
- 1. The fuselage had a single aisle and 12 rows .
- 2. Photos indicated damage to one of its wings and perhaps its fuselage .
- 3. It looks like a chunk of fuselage fell off an airplane and landed there .
- 4. Air slipping along the fuselage moves slower , so the engines ingest less oxygen and burn less fuel .
- 5. It is already a supplier of some fuselage sections for bombardier 's q400 regional turboprop aircraft .