under-carriage

un·der·car·riage

[uhn-der-kar-ij]
noun
1.
the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
2.
the portions of an aircraft that are below the body.

Origin:
1785–95; under- + carriage

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undercarriage (ˈʌndəˌkærɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Also called: landing gear the assembly of wheels, shock absorbers, struts, etc, that supports an aircraft on the ground and enables it to take off and land
2.  the framework that supports the body of a vehicle, carriage, etc

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Under-carriage is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. 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 gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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undercarriage
1794, from under + carriage. Meaning "landing gear of an aircraft" is recorded from 1911.
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