longeron
Use Longeron in a sentence
dʒər noun Aeronautics.
a main longitudinal brace or support on an airplane.
Origin:
1910–15; < French: side-piece, equivalent to long(er) to run alongside, skirt (derivative of long long1) + -eron noun suffix
1910–15; < French: side-piece, equivalent to long(er) to run alongside, skirt (derivative of long long1) + -eron noun suffix
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| —n | |
| a main longitudinal structural member of an aircraft | |
| [C20: from French: side support, ultimately from Latin longus | |
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Longeron
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Example sentences
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For reports pertaining to the longeron or stringer structure on the nacelles or pylons.
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