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Definitions

fuselage

[fyoo-suh-lahzh, -lij, -zuh-, fyoo-suh-lahzh, -zuh-] / ˈfyu səˌlɑʒ, -lɪdʒ, -zə-, ˌfyu səˈlɑʒ, -zə- /
NOUN
body
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frame material skeleton
STRONG
assembly basis bed chassis core corpus crux essence gist groundwork hull majority mass matter pith staple substance substructure sum tenor total trunk whole
WEAK
gravamen main part

Example Sentences

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The fuselage is the primary structure of an aircraft, forming the outer shell.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Reuters, citing industry sources, reported an industrial-quality issue affecting fuselage panels of several dozen aircraft in the A320 family.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

"We are restoring the port wing, the nose and finishing the rear fuselage," says Mr Panton.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Employees at Boeing’s Renton factory failed to bolt a fuselage panel in place before it left the site.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

An engineer named Richard Whitcomb noticed that in the transonic speed range, the greatest turbulence occurred at the point where the wings of a model plane connected to its fuselage.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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