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单词 airframe
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airframe

[ air-freym ]
/ ˈɛərˌfreɪm /

noun

the framework and external covering of an airplane, rocket, etc.

Origin of airframe

First recorded in 1930–35; air(plane) + frame

Words nearby airframe

airflow, airfoil, Air Force, Air Force Cross, Air Force One, airframe, airfreight, air freshener, air frost, air gap, air gas
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Example sentences from the Web for airframe

  • Both a rocket engine with a temperamental record and an airframe of revolutionary design and construction had to be proved safe.

    Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole|Clive Irving|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

  • The tests took place in a 1960s vintage Boeing 727 airframe.

    Passenger Flights Must Stop Carrying Lithium-Ion Batteries as Cargo|Clive Irving|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for airframe

airframe
/ (ˈɛəˌfreɪm) /

noun

the body of an aircraft, excluding its engines
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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