undercarriage
noun
, -ˌka-rij\
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Police said the man was in the undercarriage of an inbound Kenya Airways flight to Heathrow Airport. — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, "Stowaway dies after falling from Kenya Airways plane, plunging into London garden," 1 July 2019 The body was traced to the undercarriage of KQ flight 100 that departed from JKIA. — Washington Post, "Stowaway falls from Kenya Airways flight, is found dead in London backyard," 1 July 2019 The Chevy exits at Hillcrest Drive and stops on the off ramp, where the motorcycle is apparently removed from the undercarriage. — Madeline Mcgee, Anchorage Daily News, "SUV linked to homicide dragged victim’s motorcycle for a half-mile," 20 June 2019 No one was injured in the second vehicle, a Honda Accord, though police said it was disabled by a bullet that struck the undercarriage and damaged a fuse box. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, "Pennsylvania Avenue reopens after partial closure following shooting near DOJ, FBI buildings," 6 June 2019 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 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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