airframe

Meaning

The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).

Synonyms

fuselage

body

shell

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casing

cell

chassis

corpus

hull

log

scull

skeleton

stem

trunk

undercarriage

radio cell

bare bones

skeletal frame

bod

booth

Translations

cellule

هيكل الطائرة

fuselage

cellula

velatura

Flugzeugkörper

Zelle

xassís d’avió

élément

Speicherzelle

cellule d’avion

structures

κύτταρο

Batteriezelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛɹ.fɹe(ɪ)m/

Etymology

From air + frame.