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fuselage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fuselage, from fuselé (“spindle-shaped”), from Old French *fus (“spindle”), from Latin fusus (“spindle”). So named for its shape; in English since 1909.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fju?z??l???/

Noun

fuselage (plural fuselages)

  1. (aeronautical) The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.

Translations

See also

  • hull (“the body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane”)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyz.la?/

Noun

fuselage m (plural fuselages)

  1. fuselage

Descendants

  • ? Catalan: fuselatge
  • ? English: fuselage
  • ? Portuguese: fuselagem
  • ? Spanish: fuselaje

Further reading

  • “fuselage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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airframe

English

Etymology

air +? frame

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???.f?e(?)m/, enPR: âr'fr?m'

Noun

airframe (plural airframes)

  1. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
    This airframe has 2600 flight hours on it; the powerplant has just over 800.

Derived terms

  • airframer

See also

  • powerplant

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