undercarriage
noun
- aircraft part which permits takeoff and landing and supports the aircraft while not in the air
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Pronunciation: /ˈʌndɚˌkɛɹɪd͡ʒ/ / /ˈʌndəˌkæɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun
Etymology: From under- + carriage.
- The supporting structural framework of a land vehicle (such as a car, truck, van, wagon, etc).
“Near-synonym: chassis”
“The solution to coach riding defects, at least, seems to require much more co-operative practical experiment by all engineering departments to achieve better sympathy between the vehicle body, its undercarriage and the track on which it rides.”
- The landing gear of an aircraft.
- The genitalia.