fuselage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fuselage, from fuselé (“spindle-shaped”), from Old French *fus (“spindle”), from Latin fusus (“spindle”). So named for its shape; in English since 1909.

Fuselage of a Boeing 737 shown in brown

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/, /ˈfjuːsəˌlɑːʒ/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

fuselage (plural fuselages)

  1. (aeronautical) The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.

Translations
main body of aerospace vehicle

See also
  • hull (“the body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane”)

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fyz.laʒ/
  • Audio (FR)(file)

Noun

fuselage m (plural fuselages)

  1. fuselage

Descendants

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