cabanen.
/kəˈbɑːn/ Aeronautics.
A pyramidal structure supporting the wings of an aircraft.
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1913 A. E. Berriman Aviation iii. 33 Each spar is supported at intervals by wires that run overhead to a mast or cabane above the pilot's seat.
1914 Aeronaut. Jrnl. Oct. 315 Cabane, a French word to denote the mast structure projecting above the body to which the top load wires of a monoplane are attached.
1930 Flight 12 Sept. 1015/2 The framework of the wing cellule comprises a central ‘cabane’ supported by four streamlined struts.
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