undercarriage
noun
, -ˌka-rij\
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Buy Photo The Amish dairymen came by buggy and shuttle bus and filed into the barn with cups of chocolate milk and whoopie pies, each man squatting down to eyeball every cow’s undercarriage. — Jason Nark, Philly.com, "As milk prices keep falling, more Pa. dairy farmers are calling it quits," 17 Apr. 2018 Catalytic converters sit in the undercarriage of a car between the engine and the tailpipe, capturing toxic gases and particles. — David Hodari, WSJ, "Thieves Mine Catalytic Converters for Metal More Valuable Than Gold," 10 Feb. 2019 With a symphony of terrible noises issuing from the undercarriage, the QX60 claws back down to the pavement, dented but drivable, pending the tire change. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "It's Not Just Human Drivers—Machines Have Blind Spots, Too," 21 Sep. 2018 The front end of the bus, which had 38 students and 7 adults on board, appeared to be crushed or ripped off, and it was sheared off from its undercarriage. — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, "New Jersey school bus crash involving dump truck leaves at least 2 dead," 17 May 2018 At a certain point, pain from the wound had faded, but my undercarriage felt like it was made of lace, unable to bear the weight straining against it from above. — Frances F. Denny, Harper's BAZAAR, "What People Don’t Tell You About Childbirth: The Realities of Vaginal Tearing," 16 July 2018 The accident left the school bus on its side, torn from its undercarriage and with its front end sheared off. — Paul Berger, WSJ, "N.J. Authorities Probing Possible Illegal U-Turn in Fatal Bus Crash," 18 May 2018 The bus’s front end appeared to have torn off, and its undercarriage was ripped away. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "2 Dead, 43 Injured in 'Horrific' School Bus Crash in New Jersey: The Latest," 17 May 2018 Navigating the streets of Miami Beach during King Tide season without drenching a car's undercarriage in salt water is perhaps the biggest challenge. — Alex Harris, miamiherald, "Commuting in the age of sea rise. Miami Beach app could tell you how to avoid flooding," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undercarriage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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