Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

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    фюзеля́жfjuzeljáž

    фюзеля́жfjuzeljáž

    the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The body of a plane is called the fuselage.

    ruКорпус самолета называется фюзеляжем.

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  2. Most landing gear can be folded into the fuselage during the flight and opened for landing.

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  3. The fuselage, or body of the airplane, is a long hollow tube which holds all the pieces of an airplane together.

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  4. The body of the plane is called the fuselage. It is generally a long tube shape.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
main body of aerospace vehicle:
Русский
By meaning 1
main body of aerospace vehicle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
main body of aerospace vehicle:

Origin

Borrowed from French fuselage. Ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle, spinning wheel”).

Borrowed from French fuselage. Ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle, spinning wheel”).

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Forms

plural: fuselages
Singularfuselage
Pluralfuselages

regular

Word family

2 related words
RelatedhullC2
Derivedfuselaged

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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