fuselage
noun
fu·se·lage
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh 
-zə-
: the central body portion of an aircraft designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo see airplane illustration
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The mangled wreckage of the American Airlines jet has made the recovery effort especially difficult for dive teams who have struggled to access parts of the plane’s fuselage.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Boeing blow In an aerial view, Boeing 737 Max fuselages are seen on railcars during an ongoing strike by Boeing factory workers on October 24, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
That year’s Cadillac Eldorado took jet-age styling to the extreme, with rear fenders like fuselages, chrome bumpers sculpted into afterburners, and razor-sharp fins topped by dual-bullet taillights.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Images taken after the crash clearly show the right wing cleanly snapped off the fuselage, while the right landing gear is ripped off the plane.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Boeing blow In an aerial view, Boeing 737 Max fuselages are seen on railcars during an ongoing strike by Boeing factory workers on October 24, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
That year’s Cadillac Eldorado took jet-age styling to the extreme, with rear fenders like fuselages, chrome bumpers sculpted into afterburners, and razor-sharp fins topped by dual-bullet taillights.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Images taken after the crash clearly show the right wing cleanly snapped off the fuselage, while the right landing gear is ripped off the plane.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fuselage
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fuselage
noun
fu·se·lage
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh
ˈfyü-zə-
: the central body portion of an airplane that holds the crew, passengers, and cargo
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