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chassis
/ˈt͡ʃæ.si/
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The singular ends in ee; the plural can end in eez.
The singular ends in ee; the plural can end in eez. English pronunciations include both ch and sh at the beginning.
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“The chassis of the vehicle.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does chassis mean?
noun
- The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
- A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
- A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
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noun
- (slang) A woman's buttocks.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃæ.si/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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The landing chassis were altered, single skids being substituted for the wider landing chassis employed in the seaplane.
Often water-planes have their floats removed and wheels affixed to the chassis, so that they may be used over land.
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For such arms a special and substantial chassis is imperative, while the motive power and gearing must be adapted to the circumstances.
Chassis.--The under framework of a flying machine; the framework of the lower plane.
In landing from this, a side gust of wind drove the nose of the machine against a small hillock, damaging both propeller blades and chassis, and it was not until evening that the damage was repaired.