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FUSELAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fuselage" is a kind of...):
body (the external structure of a vehicle)
Meronyms (parts of "fuselage"):
porthole (a window in a ship or airplane)
empennage; tail; tail assembly (the rear part of an aircraft)
Holonyms ("fuselage" is a part of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
