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Meaning of "undercarriage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERCARRIAGE

undercarriage  [ˈʌndəˌkærɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERCARRIAGE

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undercarriage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERCARRIAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Undercarriage

Undercarriage is the part of a moving vehicle that is underneath the main body of the vehicle. The term originally applied to this part of a horse-drawn carriage, and usage has since broadened to include: ▪ The landing gear of an aircraft. ▪ The chassis of an automobile. ▪ The undercarriage assembly of a train car or locomotive incorporating the train wheels, suspension, brakes and, in powered units, the traction motors ▪ The tractor treads of a tractor or tank. ▪ The underframe of a locomotive...

Definition of undercarriage in the English dictionary

The definition of undercarriage in the dictionary is Also called: landing gear. the assembly of wheels, shock absorbers, struts, etc, that supports an aircraft on the ground and enables it to take off and land. Other definition of undercarriage is the framework that supports the body of a vehicle, carriage, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERCARRIAGE


arriage
ˈærɪdʒ
average
ˈævərɪdʒ
bridge
brɪdʒ
Cambridge
ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ
carriage
ˈkærɪdʒ
coverage
ˈkʌvərɪdʒ
disparage
dɪˈspærɪdʒ
encourage
ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ
forecarriage
ˈfɔːˌkærɪdʒ
inmarriage
ˈɪnˌmærɪdʒ
intermarriage
ˌɪntəˈmærɪdʒ
marriage
ˈmærɪdʒ
miscarriage
mɪsˈkærɪdʒ
mismarriage
mɪsˈmærɪdʒ
out-marriage
ˈaʊtˌmærɪdʒ
parage
ˈpærɪdʒ
premarriage
priːˈmærɪdʒ
remarriage
ˌriːˈmærɪdʒ
ridge
rɪdʒ
storage
ˈstɔːrɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERCARRIAGE

undercapitalise
undercapitalised
undercapitalize
undercapitalized
undercard
undercart
undercast
undercharge
underclad
underclass
underclassman
underclassmen
underclay
undercliff
underclothe
underclothes
underclothing
underclub
underclubbed
underclubbing

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERCARRIAGE

arranged marriage
baby carriage
bailliage
civil marriage
common-law marriage
commuter marriage
doll carriage
ferriage
foliage
group marriage
gun carriage
horseless carriage
mixed marriage
multiage
open marriage
Pullman carriage
railway carriage
shotgun marriage
triage
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Synonyms and antonyms of undercarriage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «undercarriage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERCARRIAGE

Find out the translation of undercarriage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undercarriage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undercarriage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

底盘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren de aterrizaje
570 millions of speakers

English

undercarriage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवाई जहाज के पहिये
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عجلات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ходовая часть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

material rodante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাড়ির কাঠামো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

châssis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undercarriage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fahrwerk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

車台
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undercarriage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ bánh xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அண்டர்கேரேஜ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडरचेस्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şasi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottocarro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podwozie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ходова частина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trenului de rulare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσγείωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderstel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underrede
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

understell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undercarriage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERCARRIAGE»

The term «undercarriage» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.324 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERCARRIAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «undercarriage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «undercarriage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undercarriage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERCARRIAGE»

Discover the use of undercarriage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undercarriage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aircraft Performance
6.2 Drag of the undercarriage ESDU 79015 (1987) gives an empirical equation for the drag of an undercarriage for use at the feasibility study stage of a project when the dimensions of the undercarriage are not yet known. This is based on an  ...
W. Austyn Mair, 1996
2
Modelling the Harrier I and II
Metallic washes Areas such as the undercarriage, and on other aircraft engines, can be given a metallic wash to highlight detail and add some depth to their finish . For instance, if an aircraft leaks oil or other fluids it tends to take on its own ...
Glenn Ashley, 2003
3
Antique Tractor Bible
Evaluating the wear and condition of a crawler requires taking measurements of various undercarriage components and comparing them to manufacturer's specifications. By comparing these numbers, the level of wear to the undercarriage ...
Spencer Yost
4
Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design: An Introduction to ...
This ls particularly hard to accept because the undercarriage contributes virtually nothing to the flying and economic capabilities of the aircraft, so it is not surprising that many - unsuccessful - attempts have been made to eliminate it, such as ...
Egbert Torenbeek, 1982
5
Aircraft Design
To progress further, the next task is to lay out the undercarriage (also known as the landing gear) position relative to the aircraft CG, which is accurately established in Chapter 8. This chapter addresses the undercarriage quite extensively but ...
Ajoy Kundu, 2010
6
Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Cracking of Aluminum Alloy Aircraft Undercarriage Forgings J.O. Edwards, W.A. Pollard, and J.J. Sebisty (deceased), Metals Technology Laboratories, CANMET, Ottawa, Canada Two complete aircraft undercarriage-leg 2014 aluminum alloy ...
Khlefa Alarbe Esaklul, 1992
7
MIRAGE III: FLIGHT MANUAL - 1
Undercarriage Circuit Breakers The circuit breaker marked UlC CONT protects the undercarriage sequencing circuits. The circuit breaker marked UlC POSIT INDIC protects the indicating circuits. UNDERCARRIAGE FLIPPER DOOR ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1978
8
Failure Analysis of Engineering Structures: Methodology and ...
Summary During an attempt to land an aircraft, the starboard undercarriage was stuck midway and did not lock down in spite of normal as well as emergency lowering procedures. After various maneuvers and final landing, it was found that the ...
‎2005
9
Hawker Hurricane Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
For emergency lowering of the undercarriage see Para. 35. The electrical indicator [41] 15 on the left-hand side of the instrument panel and has duplicate pairs of lamps, the green lamps indicating when the undercarriage is locked in the ...
Royal Air Force, 2008
10
RAF Little Rissington: The Central Flying School 1946 - 76
This seemed to avoidfuture repetitions ofmy incident within Flying Training Command.” The Gnat had some very clever features, one of which was a system known as 'Datum Shyft' which counteracted the drag caused when the undercarriage ...
R. Deacon, A. Pollock, M. Thomas, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERCARRIAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undercarriage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heathrow stowaway: Did man who survived 8000-mile flight after …
A stowaway survivor who is thought to have jumped into the undercarriage of a jumbo jet travelling from Johannesburg to London must have got inside the plane ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Man survives 8000-mile journey to London in plane's undercarriage
A man is in a critical condition in a London hospital after being discovered unconscious in the undercarriage of a British Airways (BA) plane that landed in ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
3
Migrant dies in Greece after hiding in bus undercarriage
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a migrant has died after hiding in the undercarriage of a bus waiting to be loaded onto a ferry heading from ... «Yahoo News UK, Apr 15»
4
NHTSA warns car owners to wash undercarriage
Snow and ice is hopefully behind us, but drivers probably still have a white winter reminder hanging out on the undercarriage of their vehicle. Salt is corrosive ... «Turn to 10, Apr 15»
5
Vehicle Owners Warned about Undercarriage Corrosion
Robel says that the best way to slow corrosion and the issues it can cause, is to do just what NHTSA recommends, wash the undercarriage frequently. NHTSA's ... «KCHA News, Apr 15»
6
NHTSA Recommends Washing Under Older Trucks, SUVs
Regularly wash the undercarriage throughout the winter. 2. Monitor your brake system, including brake pipes and other undercarriage components, for corrosion ... «Cars.com News, Apr 15»
7
Wash could help cars' undercarriage after winter storm
A vehicle goes through The Wash Factory on University Drive on Wednesday. The car wash offers an undercarriage spray wash that has a polymer to protect ... «Denton Record Chronicle, Feb 15»
8
Man froze to death after crawling into undercarriage of plane to …
A LOVE-SICK stowaway died in temperatures of -60C after crawling into the undercarriage of a plane in a desperate attempt to reach the woman he loved. «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
Watch the massive C-5 Galaxy landing from the undercarriage
Watch the massive C-5 Galaxy landing from the undercarriage. Steven Edmundson uploaded this extraordinary video of the landing of the enormous Lockheed ... «Gizmodo, Feb 15»
10
Senior Virgin Atlantic pilot hailed a hero for landing undercarriage
The 'hero' pilot who safely landed a stricken Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet after its landing gear dramatically failed while carrying more than 400 passengers has ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Undercarriage [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/undercarriage>. Apr 2024 ».
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