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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.
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Origin:
1785–95; under- + carriage
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un·der·car·riage   (ŭn'dər-kār'ĭj)   
n.  

  1. A supporting framework or structure, as for the body of a motor vehicle.

  2. The landing gear of an aircraft.

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Word Origin & History

undercarriage 
1794, from under + carriage. Meaning "landing gear of an aircraft" is recorded from 1911.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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