fuselage

Borrowed from French fuselage, from fuselé (“spindle-shaped”), from Old French *fus (“spindle”), from Latin fusus (“spindle”). So named for its shape; in English since 1909.

Fuselage of a Boeing 737 shown in brown

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/

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fuselage (plural fuselages)

1. (aeronautical) The main body of a winged aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.

• IPA^(key): /fyz.laʒ/

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fuselage m (plural fuselages)

1. fuselage

• “fuselage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).