landing gear

noun
the wheels, floats, etc., of an aircraft, upon which it lands and moves on ground or water.

Origin:
1910–15

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landing gear
 
n
another name for undercarriage

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Landing gear is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Of course these two knew they were gone, but they did what they could, even
  extending the landing gear to slow the dive.
Of course these two knew they were gone, but they did what they could, even
  extending the landing gear to slow the dive.
When he cycled the landing gear, the smell dissipated.
The landing gear failed in another instance, causing the aircraft to fall on
  its nose.
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