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chassis

noun

Definition of chassis

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the basic support upon which the main parts of an automobile are built

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Recent Examples of chassis This will be the fourth car in the history of FE, a championship in which manufacturers build their own electric powertrains that sit inside a spec chassis. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 John Nurse used hula hoops, spray insulation foam, and the chassis of a 1979 Honda Odyssey ATV to build a dragon based on his 10-year-old's direction. — Deena Prichep, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 The students used carbon-fiber composite materials for the chassis and body. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 For those chasing ultimate performance, a lightweight package adds suspension arms and knuckles that are machined from solid aluminum, along with titanium chassis bolts, saving a total of 37 pounds. — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chassis

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Charles Bradshaw, community plans and liaison officer at Naval Base Coronado, said the bridge preserves vital defense access as part of the strategic highway network.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Cape Newenham is part of a network of remote radar sites that monitors aircraft operating in Alaska’s airspace and along its borders.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of network

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Audiences embraced the films for their creeping realism and slow-building scares, which transformed ordinary bedrooms, hallways and home security cameras into places where something terrifying might be lurking just outside the frame.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
After Blake’s original frame home burned around 1860, his son Robert built the current stone residence.

— Joe Marusak August 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of frame

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The researchers repeated the experiment with different frequencies and found that the thorium atoms can sit at four sites inside the crystal lattice.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Months later, to her delight, a bounty of new sprouts appeared, ready to guide into a lattice pattern.

— Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of lattice

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The renovation was carried out by Vestige Estudio, the hotel group’s own architecture, interior design, and landscaping studio.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
While not officially affiliated with the service academy, the luxury hotel that opened at the end of 2024 does draw a lot of inspiration from its neighbor and the Academy’s iconic mid-century modern architecture.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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The bridge’s 22 piers were seismically retrofitted from the water upward in 2002, but the underwater infrastructure supporting the piers hasn’t been renovated or upgraded since the bridge opened to traffic in 1969.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
The company has had a decades-long presence in the country and invested billions in AI infrastructure and related skills training in Brazil, the leading economy in Latin America.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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