underframe

[uhn-der-freym]

un·der·frame

[uhn-der-freym]
noun
the lower frame on which a vehicular structure rests: the underframe of a bus.

Origin:
1850–55; under- + frame
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Underframe is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
WordNet
underframe

noun
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: skeleton
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