[chas-ee, -is, shas-ee] 
[chas-eez, shas-] . | 1. | Automotive. the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported. |
| 2. | Ordnance. the frame or railway on which a gun carriage moves backward and forward. |
| 3. | the main landing gear of an aircraft; that portion of the landing gear that supports an aircraft. |
| 4. | Radio and Television. a frame for mounting the circuit components of a radio or television set. |
| 5. | a construction forming the sides, top, and bottom of a cabinet, showcase, or the like. |
| chas·sis (shās'ē, chās'ē) n. pl. chas·sis (-ēz)
[French châssis, frame, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *capsīcium, from Latin capsa, box.] |
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