aerostructuren.
/ˈɛːrə(ʊ)ˌstrʌktʃə/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌstrək(t)ʃər/, /ˈɛrəˌstrək(t)ʃər/ Engineering.
A component or subsystem of the airframe of an aircraft. Usually attributive or in plural.
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1939 C. H. L. Needham Aircraft Design II. (title) Aerostructures.
1978 Jrnl. Commerce (Nexis) 8 May 3/1 Firm concentrates production on three main areas: aircraft, aerostructures, and missiles.
1997 Investors Chron. 19 Sept. 75/1 Reclassifying aerostructure costs from commercial aerospace to defence confused the divisional performance figures.
2003 Birmingham Post 17 June 18 They had to source components from up to 30 suppliers, a typical situation with the array of aerostructure companies.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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