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undercarriage

[uhn-der-kar-ij] / ˈʌn dərˌkær ɪdʒ /


NOUN
chassis
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A similar incident occurred at Gatwick in December 2022, when a man's body was found in the undercarriage of a Tui flight which had travelled from Banjul, The Gambia's capital.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

The catalytic converter, an exhaust emission control device typically found in the undercarriage of a vehicle, contains precious metals including rhodium, palladium and platinum.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2024

If you decide to use composite decking on a treated lumber undercarriage, read the installation instructions.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

This, of course, doesn’t really matter to those of us in trucks — so long as the e-scooter doesn’t damage the undercarriage of the truck.

From Washington Times Nov. 20, 2023

“Oh! My father saw it once when he was camping on Kilimanjaro, years ago. Get to work, Scottie; undercarriage needs lowering. And I need the instructor’s seat back to make sure Brodatt lands us safely.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

I was not preparing to write about the tampered undercarriages of ski jumpers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

Cars would ride so close to the ground that any small shift in weight caused their undercarriages to scrape against the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2023

Arquus Chief Executive Emmanuel Levacher told Reuters that the firm had stopped producing the undercarriages because until recently there was no more demand.

From Reuters Apr. 7, 2023

On Tuesday, black-suited private security guards also ran mirrors around vehicles to check their undercarriages for explosives — a measure rarely seen in the Emirates.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2023

The master put the wagons and carriages in the shed and set Willie to cleaning the mud off wheels and undercarriages, and the sleds were brought out.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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