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单词 airframes
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airframe

noun

air·​frame ˈer-ˌfrām How to pronounce airframe (audio)
: the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the power plant
also : aircraft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The college plans to offer training for an airframe and powerplant certificate as well as specialties such as avionics. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 The 20% reduction in fuel consumption new planes have achieved in the past may be hard to repeat, given that the low-hanging fruit in airframe and turbofan technology has already fallen. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 This type of failure is very different from the rarer, but much more dangerous, accidents when an engine fan blade breaks off, causing catastrophic damage to the engine and sending heavy metal shrapnel into the airframe. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 Building a cadre of personnel capable of introducing and integrating obscure-but-critical technology into an airframe is a tough job. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 7 June 2022 On post-accident examination, the plane had substantial damage to the landing gear lifts and the airframe structure, the NTSB report said. Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The new carrier can likely carry between 48 and 60 aircraft—a combination of FC-31s, KJ-600s, a carrier onboard delivery transport aircraft based on the KJ-600 airframe, and both utility and anti-submarine warfare helicopters. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2022 The baseline Su-34 borrows the airframe of the Su-27 fighter but adds a two-person cockpit with side-by-side seating. David Axe, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Improvements in airframe and powerplant technologies, along with more efficient modes of operation and targeted economic policies, are also part of the solution. Greg Fell, Forbes, 20 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

airframes

noun

plural of airframe
as in aircraft

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