undercarriage

noun

Definition of undercarriagenext
as in floor

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Recent Examples of undercarriage Its tail was emblazoned with his famous No 10, and three gold stars laid out on the undercarriage represented the team’s hat-trick of World Cup final victories. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 4 June 2026 The truck landed on its side across the highway with the black undercarriage facing west, toward eastbound traffic. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 May 2026 One passerby had a fire extinguisher and used it to put out the blaze on the vehicle's undercarriage. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 May 2026 While driving behind the bus, the choir director saw what looked like a strip of rubber dangling from the undercarriage in front of him, as vapor and steam appeared to shroud the loose part. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for undercarriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercarriage
  1. floor
  2. foot
  3. seat
  4. base
  5. underside
  6. underpinning
  7. ground
Noun
  • The rooms There are 69 rooms (as well as two serviced apartments) ranging from suites to deluxe rooms, spread across two floors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At Toyon, carpet was replaced with rugs and easy-to-clean linoleum floors.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of floor
Noun
  • To avoid this, sow dwarf crepe myrtles at least 4 to 6 feet apart, space standard-sized trees at least 8 feet from each other, and keep crepe myrtles of any size at least 3 feet away from fencing.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the fourth, Burleson sent an 0-1 sinker 15 feet further into the right-field seats off reliever Tim Hill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of foot
Noun
  • After losing his seat to redistricting, Jones fell short in his bid for a third term in Congress against Republican Newt Gingrich.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • Seiya Suzuki followed with a two-run single to extend his career-high on-base streak to 25 games.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Throw in thermoregulating base layers The price of this shirt seems steep.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of base
Noun
  • The underside of this type of edible mushroom has tiny pores rather than gills.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On-device controls are very basic, consisting of a rocker and a button on the underside of the left temple.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of underside
Noun
  • Having sought to upend the global maritime order — the underpinning of the global goods trade, energy flows, food supplies, and internet communications — China now seeks the trust of smaller countries to shape the digital one.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Otherwise, the underpinnings are perfectly sorted.
    — Utkarsh Sood June 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
Definition of underpinning
Noun
  • That’s when the north grounds of President's Park were thronged with booths, and attending crowds watched horse racing and cockfighting, according to the White House Historical Association.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Austin Riley drove in the first run of the night with a ground-rule double.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of ground

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“Undercarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercarriage. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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