undercarriage
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Catalytic converters, which control exhaust emissions, are typically found in the undercarriage of a vehicle and contain precious metals including rhodium, palladium and platinum.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
If you decide to use composite decking on a treated lumber undercarriage, read the installation instructions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Ingenuity arrived on Mars in the undercarriage of the Perseverance rover in February 2021.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
A man has been taken to intensive care after he was found in the undercarriage of a plane that flew from Algeria to France, French authorities said.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
Once the electric undercarriage failed, and she had to earn her keep by taking her turn at the hand pump so they didn’t have to crash land.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
I was not preparing to write about the tampered undercarriages of ski jumpers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Cars would ride so close to the ground that any small shift in weight caused their undercarriages to scrape against the pavement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
On Tuesday, black-suited private security guards also ran mirrors around vehicles to check their undercarriages for explosives — a measure rarely seen in the Emirates.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
The grain is then reloaded into wagons on different trains, or the wagons are lifted onto narrower undercarriages, all of which takes time and limits how much can be exported.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2022
The master put the wagons and carriages in the shed and set Willie to cleaning the mud off wheels and undercarriages, and the sleds were brought out.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
