fuselage

ˈfjuːzɪlɑːʒ

Definition

Definition of fuselage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

airplane body

TECH.

cylindrical body of an airplane housing crew and cargo

TECH.

The passengers boarded the airplane through the fuselage.

aviation

TECH.

main body of an aircraft excluding wings and tail

TECH.

The fuselage was damaged during the landing.

airframe

body

hull

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cylindrical body of an airplane housing crew and cargo
main body of an aircraft excluding wings and tail

Origin of fuselage

French, fuselage (spindle-shaped)

Terms with fuselage included in their meaning

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flying wing

aviation

aircraft with no fuselage or tailplane

belly

aviation

the lower fuselage of an airplane

inboard

adj.

aeronautical

situated between the wing tip and fuselage

plug

aviation

standard fuselage component in aviation

angle of incidence

aeronautics

angle between wing chord and fuselage axis

pusher

aeronautics

aircraft with propeller behind the fuselage

chine

aeronautics

longitudinal line on a fuselage

double bubble

aviation

fuselage formed from two conjoined hulls

Examples of fuselage in a sentence

Engineers inspected the fuselage for any damage.
The engineers inspected the fuselage for any signs of wear.
A crack was discovered in the fuselage during maintenance.

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French:fuselage, ...
German:Rumpf, ...
Italian:fusoliera, ...
Spanish:fuselaje, ...
Portuguese:fuselagem, ...
Chinese:机身, 机腹, ...
Japanese:胴体, 本体, ...
Arabic:جِسْم الطَّائِرَة, هَيْكَل, ...
Hebrew:גּוּף הַמָּטוֹס, ...
Russian:фюзеляж, ...
Ukrainian:фюзеляж, ...
Hindi:धड़, फ़्यूज़लाज, ...
Bengali:বিমানের দেহ, ফিউজলাজ, ...
Catalan:fusellatge, fuselatge, ...
Czech:trup, ...
Danish:flykrop, fuselage, ...
Dutch:romp, ...
Greek:άτρακτος, ...
Hungarian:törzs, ...
Khmer:តួខ្លួនយន្តហោះ, ដងខ្លួនយន្តហោះ, ...
Korean:동체, ...
Persian:بدنه هواپیما, بدنه اصلی, ...
Polish:kadłub, ...
Portuguese (BR):fuselagem, ...
Romanian:fuselaj, ...
Swedish:flygplanskropp, flygkropp, ...
Thai:ลำตัวเครื่องบิน, ตัวเครื่องบิน, ...
Turkish:gövde, füzelaj, ...
Vietnamese:thân máy bay, ...

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Definition of fuselage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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