fuselage

noun

fu·​se·​lage ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh 

-zə-

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

Examples of fuselage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That project entered its second phase with a $2 million contract and uses CF3D manufacturing, fiber steering, and topology optimization to develop lightweight fuselage structures with greater internal volume and payload capacity. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

The fuselage came to rest across a concrete barrier, while its tail broke off and fell to a lower section of roadway. —ABC News, 18 June 2026

Video posted to social media showed the plane on its side and smashed into a highway barrier as the tail was ripped from the fuselage. —Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

The tail was ripped from the fuselage and laying mostly intact on a lower-level road beneath where the rescue was taking place. —CBS News, 17 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, from fuselé "spindle-shaped" (from past participle of fuseler "to give the shape of a spindle to," going back to Middle French, derivative of fusel "spindle," diminutive of fus "spindle," going back to Latin fūsus, of obscure origin) + -age -age

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fuselage

• auge
• hodge
• podge
• dislodge
• hodgepodge

Kids Definition

fuselage

noun

fu·​se·​lage ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh 

ˈfyü-zə-

: the central body portion of an airplane that holds the crew, passengers, and cargo