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lon·ge·ron (l

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]

(Engineering / Aeronautics) a main longitudinal structural member of an aircraft

[from French: side support, ultimately from Latin longus long¹]

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