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undercarriage
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un·der·car·riage  (ndr-krj)
n.
1. A supporting framework or structure, as for the body of a motor vehicle.
2. The landing gear of an aircraft.

undercarriage [ˈʌndəˌkærɪdʒ]
n
1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) 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. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the framework that supports the body of a vehicle, carriage, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.undercarriage - framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicleundercarriage - framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
framework - a structure supporting or containing something
landing gear - an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Translations
undercarriage [ˈʌndəˌkærɪdʒ] N (Aer) → tren m de aterrizaje

undercarriage [ˈʌndərkærɪdʒ] n (British) (AVIATION)train m d'atterrissage

undercarriage [ˈʌndəˌkærɪdʒ] n (Brit) (Aer) → carrello (d'atterraggio)

undercarriage
n undercarriage [ˈandəkӕridʒ]
the landing-gear of an aircraft The pilot had some difficulty in lowering the undercarriage. onderstel, wiele عَجلات هُبوط الطّائِرَه шаси podvozek landingsstel das Fahrwerk σύστημα προσγείωσης tren de aterrizaje telik ابزار فرود laskuteline train d'atterrissage כַּן נְחִיתָה हवाई जहाज के नीचे लगे पहिए जिनसे वह जमीन पर उतरता है podvoz futómű lendingarbúnaður carrello 着陸装置 (비행기의) 착륙 장치 šasi šasija peralatan pendaratan landingsgestel landingsstell podwozie trem de aterragem tren de aterizare шасси podvozok pristajalna kolesa stajni trap landningsställ โครงส่วนล่างของเครื่องบิน iniş takımı 飛機的起落架 шасі جہاز کے اترنے کا گير bộ phận hạ cánh máy bay (),


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