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longeron

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lon·ge·ron  (lnjr-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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