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undercarriage definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1796 1. a supporting framework or underside (as of an automobile) 2. the landing gear of an airplane

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a wheeled structure beneath an aircraft, usu. retracted when not in use, to receive the impact on landing and support the aircraft on the ground etc. 2 the supporting frame of a vehicle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(undercarriages) The undercarriage of an aeroplane is the part, including the wheels, which supports the aeroplane when it is on the ground and when it is landing or taking off. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use landing gear) N-COUNT