chassis

[ chas-ee, -is, shas-ee ]
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noun,plural chas·sis [chas-eez, shas-]. /ˈtʃæs iz, ˈʃæs-/.
  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.

  1. the main landing gear of an aircraft; that portion of the landing gear that supports an aircraft.

  2. Radio and Television. a frame for mounting the circuit components of a radio or television set.

  3. a construction forming the sides, top, and bottom of a cabinet, showcase, or the like.

Origin of chassis

1
1655–65; <French châssis frame; akin to chase2

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British Dictionary definitions for chassis

chassis

/ (ˈʃæsɪ) /


nounplural -sis (-sɪz)
  1. the steel frame, wheels, engine, and mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, to which the body is attached

  2. electronics a mounting for the circuit components of an electrical or electronic device, such as a radio or television

  1. the landing gear of an aircraft

  2. obsolete a wooden framework for a window, screen, etc

  3. the frame on which a cannon carriage moves backwards and forwards

  4. slang the body of a person, esp a woman

Origin of chassis

1
C17 (meaning: window frame): from French châssis frame, from Vulgar Latin capsicum (unattested), ultimately from Latin capsa case ²

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