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 The era of large, expensive, and inefficient wide-body aircraft is waning, and instead there’s growing demand for aircraft that have a narrow fuselage, with a single central aisle, and more agile performance. —

Antonio Dini, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2024 Spirit AeroSystems — Shares of the Boeing fuselage supplier declined nearly 2%. —

Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024 On Wednesday, Calhoun said Boeing is already seeing a difference in the fuselages that come to Renton from Spirit’s factory in Wichita, Kan. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 The upturned curvature of its front end helps the drone to reorient itself from horizontal flight to a vertical position needed for perching, and pushes the fuselage flat against the surface of the pole. —

Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fuselage

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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

Time Traveler

The first known use of fuselage was in 1909

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