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undercarriage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | frame, framework, support |
| Has types | landing gear |
Examples of undercarriage
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The pilot announced the plane had lost its undercarriage and was going to crash.
From the kentucky.com
And then there was a blast and flames,'that engulfed the undercarriage, he said.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The rock seems to be just grazing the rover's undercarriage, not holding it up.
From the newscientist.com
Be sure to rinse out the wheel wells and accessible areas of the undercarriage.
From the post-gazette.com
That's the distance between the lowest point of the undercarriage and the ground.
From the dailynews.com
The Brumbleys'bridge is built from the undercarriage of an old manufactured home.
From the delawareonline.com
They were detached from their undercarriage and trucked in on tiny mountain roads.
From the 6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com
The undercarriage has been damaged and a crash-landing looks to be inevitable.
From the independent.co.uk
The undercarriage well doors are opened, showing the interior wing structure.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
- In aviation, the undercarriage or landing gear is the structure (usually wheels, but sometimes skids, floats or other elements) that supports an aircraft on the ground and allows it to taxi, takeoff and land.
- The landing gear of a land-based aircraft, including struts, frames, and wheels. A very British word that has limited use in the USA.
- The part of an aircraft that provides support while the aircraft is on the ground. It includes wheels, shock absorbers and support struts. There is an undercarriage unit under the nose of the aircraft as well as approximately midway back, under the fuselage. ...
- The wheels, frames, and struts of the retractable landing gear used on conventional land-based aircraft; compare FIXED GEAR, see BASE LEG, TOUCHDOWN, BIRD. [nb: a pilot flying an airplane with retractable landing gear is required to announce "Three down and locked. ...
- An aircrafts wheel-also known as landing gear
- The wheel the glider lands on. Modern racing gliders have a retractable undercarriage to make them more streamlined i.e. to reduce drag. Hang glider pilots use their own legs as the undercarriage, with the obvious unfortunate problems resulting from a poor landing. Top
- Noun. The male or female genitals.
- The bottom or underside of a vehicle.
