fuselage
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English
Etymology
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.
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Pronunciation
Noun
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
main body of aerospace vehicle
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See also
- hull (“the body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane”)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
fuselage m (plural fuselages)
Descendants
- → Catalan: fuselatge
- → English: fuselage
- → Portuguese: fuselagem
- → Russian: фюзеля́ж (fjuzeljáž)
- → Kazakh: фюзеляж (füzeläj)
- → Spanish: fuselaje
- → Ukrainian: фюзеля́ж (fjuzeljáž)
Further reading
- “fuselage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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