UNDERCARRIAGE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

undercarriage

noun

Definition of undercarriage

as in floor

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Recent Examples of undercarriage Drivers should wash their car's undercarriage in the spring to remove salt and prevent corrosion. — Danny Smith, USA Today, 4 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for undercarriage

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Noun

No one speaks or even looks at anyone else, casting their eyes instead at the floor or around the room.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Minnesota could keep five of them, but the floor of the first four may be high enough to supplement another position group.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of floor

Noun

Each battery can generate one megawatt electric (1 MWe), or 1 MW of electrical power, and fit inside a standard 20-foot shipping container.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
Built in 1884 to serve the area’s booming silver mines, the narrow-gauge railroad climbs nearly 600 feet in just two miles, crossing the famous Devil’s Gate High Bridge before reaching the historic mining town of Silver Plume.

— Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

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Cat Uden, one of the candidates running for the District 1 commission seat, agrees that more public outreach needs to happen to educate residents about a plan that could forever alter the beach.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
By 1950, the city had erected a colossal arena (significantly over budget, forcing the city to dip into its special projects fund) with 12,500 east-facing seats, the Press-Telegram reported.

— Kate Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Stick Velcro dots to the underside of the felt at the top and bottom, reinforcing the adhesive under the Velcro dots with a little bit of hot glue.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
But Beaty argued that the underside of the roof eaves are 20 feet above the scaffolding and that scaffolding hasn’t been erected around the rest of the marble building to protect it or examine other parts of the roof.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of underside

Noun

That commitment became the underpinning for Paramount's offer to sign contracts with Hollywood exhibitors, at least one of which took the offer, according to the person familiar.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Mostly, the war is a constant underpinning, shifting the dynamics of their personal and professional lives in various ways.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of underpinning

Noun

The movie, featured in the Venice Spotlight section of the fest, looks to break new ground.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
In this context, Lord’s has more than done its bit — no English ground has seen more swing movement or more seam movement post-pandemic.

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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