undercarriage

Example Sentences

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An airport has launched an investigation after it was forced to close its runway when the undercarriage of a light aircraft collapsed.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Catalytic converters, which control exhaust emissions, are typically found in the undercarriage of a vehicle and contain precious metals including rhodium, palladium and platinum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

Firefighters arrived and began to cut through the metal undercarriage of the vehicle to gain access to the people inside.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Maddie fought the aircraft for a while, straightened the rudder, felt the speed increase as Dympna’s laborious cranking of the undercarriage began to progress and the extra drag fell away.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein