| landing gear n. The components of an aircraft or a spacecraft that support the weight of the craft and its load and give it mobility on ground or water. |
landing gear
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(Engineering / Aeronautics) another name for undercarriage [1]
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| Noun | 1. |  landing gear - an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the groundaeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" landing skid - one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter nosewheel - a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear undercarriage - framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle |
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