lon·ge·ron (l n j r-n)n. A major structural member of an aircraft fuselage, running from front to rear. [French, from Old French, beam, from long, long, from Latin longus; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
longeron [ˈlɒndʒərən]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) a main longitudinal structural member of an aircraft
[from French: side support, ultimately from Latin longus long1]
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