fuselage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
fuselage (plural fuselages)
- (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[edit]
main body of aerospace vehicle
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See also[edit]
- hull (“the body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane”)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fuselage m (plural fuselages)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “fuselage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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