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chas⋅sis

  [chas-ee, -is, shas-ee]
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–noun, plural chas⋅sis  [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.
Origin:
1655–65; < F châssis frame; akin to chase 2
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chas·sis   (shās'ē, chās'ē)   
n.   pl. chas·sis (-ēz)

  1. The rectangular, usually steel frame, supported on springs and attached to the axles, that holds the body and motor of an automotive vehicle.

  2. The landing gear of an aircraft, including the wheels, skids, floats, and other structures that support the aircraft on land or water.

  3. The frame on which a gun carriage moves forward and backward.

  4. The framework to which the components of a radio, television, or other electronic equipment are attached.


[French châssis, frame, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *capsīcium, from Latin capsa, box.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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chassis

  1. n.
    a woman's body. (See also classy-chassis.) : She a fine chassis! Like to see more of it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

chassis 
"base frame of an automobile," 1903, Amer.Eng.; earlier "window frame" (1664), from Fr. châssis "frame," from L. capsa "box, case."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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