fuselage
(noun) the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fuselage (plural fuselages)
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"se*lage, n. (AĆ«ronautics)
Definition: An elongated body or frame of an aƫroplane or flying machine; sometimes, erroneously, any kind of frame or body. Many aƫroplanes have no fuselage, properly so called.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
