undercarriage
pronunciation
How to pronounce undercarriage in British English:
UK [ˈʌndəkærɪdʒ]
How to pronounce undercarriage in American English:
US [ˈʌndərkærɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
Word Origin
- undercarriage (n.)
- 1794, from under + carriage (n.). Meaning "landing gear of an aircraft" is recorded from 1911.
Example
- 1. All it requires are some minor changes to the front undercarriage .
- 2. But actually preventing someone slipping into the undercarriage depends on checks and procedures that are not always present , shanks warns .
- 3. Four years prior to that , another hidden passenger fell from the undercarriage of a plane on to a gasworks close to the store .
- 4. The undercarriage compartment of a plane is equipped with neither heating , oxygen nor pressure , all of which are crucial for survival as the altitude rises .
- 5. This indicated to the experts a tyre blowout during the take-off role possibly causing damage to the undercarriage with the subsequent debris piercing a fuel line or tank .