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fuselage

fu·se·lage
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fyoo-suh-lahzh, -lij, -zuh-, fyoo-suh-lahzh, -zuh-]
    • /ˈfyu səˌlɑʒ, -lɪdʒ, -zə-, ˌfyu səˈlɑʒ, -zə-/
    • /ˈfjuː.zəl.ɑːʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fyoo-suh-lahzh, -lij, -zuh-, fyoo-suh-lahzh, -zuh-]
    • /ˈfyu səˌlɑʒ, -lɪdʒ, -zə-, ˌfyu səˈlɑʒ, -zə-/

Definitions of fuselage word

  • noun fuselage the complete central structure to which the wing, tail surfaces, and engines are attached on an airplane. 1
  • noun fuselage The main body of an aircraft. 1
  • noun fuselage body of an aircraft 1
  • countable noun fuselage The fuselage is the main body of an aeroplane, missile, or rocket. It is usually cylindrical in shape. 0
  • noun fuselage the main body of an aircraft, excluding the wings, tailplane, and fin 0
  • noun fuselage the body of an airplane, exclusive of the wings, tail assembly, and engines 0

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Origin of fuselage

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; < French, equivalent to fusel(é) spindle-shaped (derivative of fuseau spindle; see fusee) + -age -age

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Parts of speech for Fuselage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fuselage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for fuselage

noun fuselage

  • box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
  • frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
  • material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
  • skeleton — Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
  • groundwork — foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference.

Antonyms for fuselage

noun fuselage

  • abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
  • concept — A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
  • fantasy — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
  • nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • nothingness — the state of being nothing.

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