释义 |
ˈunderˌcarriage Also under-carriage. [under-1 5 b.] a. The part of a carriage or wagon, etc. underneath the body.
1794–6W. Felton Carriages (1801) I. 49 The fore or under carriage, united to the upper carriage by the perch-bolt. 1886Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. 813 The under⁓carriage [of a wagon]..includes all the framework which supports the body. b. The landing-gear of an aircraft.
1911Harper & Ferguson Aerial Locomotion 92 The under-carriage was formed of wheels alone. 1922Aerial Age Aug. 420/2 A shock-absorbing type of under-carriage. 1935C. G. Burge Compl. Bk. Aviation 160/2 In addition to the undercarriage, alighting gear includes subsidiary items such as tail skids, wing-tip skids, and floats. 1946Happy Landings July 7/1 A characteristic fault of this aircraft made it necessary to operate the undercarriage lever two or three times. 1969G. Macbeth War Quartets 71 One clutched the under-carriage Of a packed hospital⁓plane. 1977D. Beaty Excellency vi. 80 The three green undercarriage lights, the two white engine lights, the red inverter lights. |