chassis (noun)

  • 1chassis — ► NOUN (pl. same ) 1) the base frame of a motor vehicle or other wheeled conveyance. 2) the outer structural framework of a piece of audio, radio, or computer equipment. ORIGIN French, frame …

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  • 2chassis — noun (plural chassis) Etymology: French châssis, from Middle French chaciz, from chasse Date: circa 1864 the supporting frame of a structure (as an automobile or television); also the frame and working parts (as of an automobile or electronic… …

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  • 3chassis — noun Chassis is used after these nouns: ↑truck …

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  • 4chassis — noun plural chassis, (C) 1 the frame on which the body, engine, wheels etc of a vehicle are built 2 the landing equipment of a plane …

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  • 5chassis — noun the chassis of the car is in mint condition Syn: framework, frame, structure, substructure, shell, casing …

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  • 6chassis — noun /ˈtʃæsi,ˈʃæsi/ a) A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward. b) The base frame of a motor vehicle …

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  • 7chassis — UK [ˈʃæsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms chassis : singular chassis plural chassis UK [ˈʃæsɪz] / US 1) the frame and wheels of a vehicle 2) the landing gear of an aircraft …

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  • 8chassis — /ˈʃæzi / (say shazee) noun (plural chassis /ˈʃæziz / (say shazeez)) 1. the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported. 2. Gunnery the frame or rails on which a gun carriage moves backwards and forwards. 3. the …

  • 9chassis — [ ʃasi] noun (plural same sɪz) 1》 the base frame of a motor vehicle, carriage, or other wheeled conveyance. 2》 the outer structural framework of a piece of audio, radio, or computer equipment. Origin early 20th cent.: from Fr. châssis frame ,… …

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  • 10chassis — [ˈʃæsi] (plural chassis [ˈʃæsiz] ) noun [C] the frame and wheels of a vehicle …

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