undercarriage
noun
un·der·car·riage
ˈən-dər-ˌker-ij 
-ˌka-rij
1
: a supporting framework or underside (as of an automobile)
2
: the landing gear of an airplane
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There was a problem with the plane's undercarriage.
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The alliance encourages all nature lovers to carefully inspect their vehicles, especially wheel wells and undercarriages, before driving away from trailheads and mountain areas this summer.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
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The initial report, which came in around 4:40 p.m., said the young man was thought to have gone into the river from the undercarriage of the pedestrian bridge, just east of the bridge tender’s building, Jadwinski said.
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The catalytic converter, an exhaust emission control device typically found in the undercarriage of a vehicle, contains precious metals like rhodium, palladium and platinum.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Police found surveillance footage of him cleaning his vehicle at 1 a.m. at a local car wash, focusing particularly on the undercarriage.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 June 2025
The initial report, which came in around 4:40 p.m., said the young man was thought to have gone into the river from the undercarriage of the pedestrian bridge, just east of the bridge tender’s building, Jadwinski said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
The catalytic converter, an exhaust emission control device typically found in the undercarriage of a vehicle, contains precious metals like rhodium, palladium and platinum.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
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“Undercarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercarriage. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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undercarriage
noun
un·der·car·riage
ˈən-dər-ˌkar-ij
1
: a supporting structure or underside (as of an automobile)
2
: the landing gear of an airplane
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