undercarriagen.

Brit.

/ˈʌndəˌkarɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌkɛrɪdʒ/

Forms: Also under-carriage.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b).

a. The part of a carriage or wagon, etc. underneath the body.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > frame of cart or carriage

carriage1781

undercarriage1794

under-framing1862

1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 67 The fore or under carriage, united to the upper carriage by the perch bolt.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Wagon The under-carriage [of a wagon]..includes all the framework which supports the body.

b. The landing-gear of an aircraft.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > landing gear

alighting gear1908

landing gear1911

undercarriage1911

gear1931

undercart1934

tricycle undercarriage1937

main gear1958

1911 Harper & Ferguson Aerial Locomotion 92 The under-carriage was formed of wheels alone.

1922 Aerial Age Aug. 420/2 A shock-absorbing type of under-carriage.

1935 C. G. Burge Compl. Bk. Aviation 160/2 In addition to the undercarriage, alighting gear includes subsidiary items such as tail skids, wing-tip skids, and floats.

1946 Happy Landings July 7/1 A characteristic fault of this aircraft made it necessary to operate the undercarriage lever two or three times.

1969 G. MacBeth War Quartet 71 One clutched the under-carriage Of a packed hospital~plane.

1977 D. Beaty Excellency vi. 80 The three green undercarriage lights, the two white engine lights, the red inverter lights.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undercarriage
释义	undercarriagen. Brit. /ˈʌndəˌkarɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌkɛrɪdʒ/ Forms: Also under-carriage. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b). a. The part of a carriage or wagon, etc. underneath the body. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > frame of cart or carriage carriage1781 undercarriage1794 under-framing1862 1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 67 The fore or under carriage, united to the upper carriage by the perch bolt. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Wagon The under-carriage [of a wagon]..includes all the framework which supports the body. b. The landing-gear of an aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > landing gear alighting gear1908 landing gear1911 undercarriage1911 gear1931 undercart1934 tricycle undercarriage1937 main gear1958 1911 Harper & Ferguson Aerial Locomotion 92 The under-carriage was formed of wheels alone. 1922 Aerial Age Aug. 420/2 A shock-absorbing type of under-carriage. 1935 C. G. Burge Compl. Bk. Aviation 160/2 In addition to the undercarriage, alighting gear includes subsidiary items such as tail skids, wing-tip skids, and floats. 1946 Happy Landings July 7/1 A characteristic fault of this aircraft made it necessary to operate the undercarriage lever two or three times. 1969 G. MacBeth War Quartet 71 One clutched the under-carriage Of a packed hospital~plane. 1977 D. Beaty Excellency vi. 80 The three green undercarriage lights, the two white engine lights, the red inverter lights. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1794
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