UNDERCARRIAGE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

undercarriage

noun

Definition of undercarriage

as in floor

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Recent Examples of undercarriage Jersey joins a collection of adventurous animals, including a 6-week-old kitten named Beemer who survived a 250-mile trip in the undercarriage of a BMW from Boston to New Jersey. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Dedicate one for the car or tuck one in the undercarriage of your stroller and you’ll never be caught off guard by an unexpectedly chilly morning. — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026 The sedan sat poised on the approximate 18-inch barrier on its undercarriage. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 For example, the bones of his company’s G-Wagons are a Mercedes-Benz’s 2026 undercarriage made to look like its 1970s-era predecessors. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for undercarriage

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Noun

The dress was straight up and down, a silhouette with shape in the center before shooting straight down to the floor where the skirt pooled at her feet.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The interior is arranged on one floor, with a simple open layout that makes the most of the limited space.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of floor

Noun

And all of a sudden, there’s a grumble going on and people will sit back down in their seats and [think about] this fear of growing old.

— Fred Bronson, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
In two South Florida congressional districts, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses long-time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and, in an open seat, newcomer Pia Dandiya.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Furnishings are modular with Italian flair—not only did the bed in my suite appear to hover above the ground, but the headboard, bedside tables, and bed base were made entirely from one piece of white leather.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Three miniature pressure sensors sit at the base of each whisker.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of base

Noun

Two people were injured when a semi-trailer truck hauling steel beams hit the underside of the Lake Avenue bridge over the Edens Expressway near Wilmette on Thursday evening.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The snakes are named for their distinctive yellow underside, which contrasts dramatically with their darker top half.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of underside

Noun

That dichotomy between health and dreams is the underpinning beneath the novelty of Buzzard’s college football odyssey.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of underpinning

Noun

Instead of constructing a large containment structure above ground, the company plans to place the reactor inside a borehole roughly one mile below the surface.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
So prohibiting this technique on safety grounds would also tend to result in higher prices.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

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