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Unibody
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thumb|upright=1.14|Deperdussin Monocoque, with wooden shell construction
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thumb|upright=1.14|Deperdussin Monocoque, with wooden shell construction
Monocoque ( ), also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell. The word monocoque is a French term for "single shell".
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