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