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unibody, n.|ˈjuːnɪbɒdɪ|
Also uni-body.
[f. uni- 2 + body n.]
A vehicle body constructed as a single unit, comprising both the frame and the bodywork. Freq. attrib.
1959Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Oct. a9/1 Unibody Construction finally delivers what earlier ‘unitized’ body construction never quite could. By designing body and frame as one unit, a surprising number of squeaks and rattles have gone with the nuts and bolts. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 28 Sept. 4/4 (Advt.), Torsion-bar suspension and uni-body construction give it the ride and comfort that have made it one of Canada's most popular compact cars. 1981Business Week 21 Sept. 82/2 In the 1970s, when the shift to small cars increased the push to unibodies, Smith accelerated its internal diversification program, but not enough. 1984Sears Catal. 1985 Spring/Summer 748 Our Best Lawn Tractor features an extra-duty engine... New, exclusive uni-body frame is strong yet flexible. 1990USA Today 22 Aug. 2b/5 Cars built that way collect squeaks and rattles much faster than modern unibody cars without frames. |