fuselage
(fjuːzɪlɑːʒ )
Word forms: fuselages
countable noun
The fuselage is the main body of an aeroplane, missile, or rocket. It is usually cylindrical in shape.
He would have also released a braking parachute from the rear fuselage.
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Collocations:
aircraft fuselage
In the middle of her makeshift raft, a piece of aircraft fuselage, she noticed a porthole and peered through it into the inky depths.
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Upon failure the engine separated from the aircraft fuselage, as it had been designed to do.
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The resulting design had a standard aircraft fuselage and powerplant, with a standard tail.
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Armament was stored in a large internal bay located in a belly position, taking up over one third of the aircraft fuselage.
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Twenty-six seconds later the aircraft fuselage struck the ground.
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Translations:
Chinese: 机身飞机、火箭的
Japanese: 機体