fuselage
noun/ˈfjuːzəlɑːʒ/
/ˈfjuːsəlɑːʒ/
- the main part of an aircraft in which passengers and goods are carried
- Repairs to the fuselage are almost complete.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French, from fuseler ‘shape into a spindle’, from fuseau ‘spindle’.Definitions on the go
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