fuselagefu‧se‧lage /ˈfjuːzəlɑːʒ $ -sə-/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINfuselage
ExamplesOrigin:
1900-2000 French fuselé ‘spindle-shaped’, from Latin fusus; ➔ FUSE1EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- A hurricane in the mid-1970s cause much damage and the fuselage was turned into a superb house-boat by David Drimmer.
- Heavier plate ensured attachment to the fuselage and the team created a crude cradle for their baby.
- Mr Wakenshaw's parachute became tangled in the wheels of a plane and he was dragged along its fuselage.
- The foolproof fuel system has interconnected front and rear fuselage flexible tanks holding 255 and 475 litres.
- The three arc-lamps had come to rest athwart the sunken bomber, sharply illuminating the fuselage and the two wings.
- This line represents the fore and aft axis of your aircraft, the fuselage.
- With the sling load hooked up, the swing of the fuselage is slowed by the inertia of the attached load.
WORD SETS► Air
Collocationsaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► forward
the main part of a plane, in which people sit or goods are carried· The forward fuselage suffered longitudinal crushing damage back to the area of the rudder pedals.· This is a welded aluminium structure that sits inside the forward fuselage and is connected to it at four attachment points.
► rear· The foolproof fuel system has interconnected front and rear fuselage flexible tanks holding 255 and 475 litres.· Throughout that summer more vital pieces of the rear fuselage were recovered along the downwind wreckage trail.