fuselage

fu·se·lage

noun \ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh, -zə-\

Definition of FUSELAGE

: the central body portion of an aircraft designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo — see airplane illustration

Origin of FUSELAGE

French, from fuselé spindle-shaped, from Middle French, from fusel, diminutive of fus

First Known Use: 1909

Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

Rhymes with FUSELAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, enfleurage, entourage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage