Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A supporting framework or structure, as for the body of a motor vehicle.
- noun The landing gear of an aircraft.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The the supporting structural framework of a
vehicle . - noun the
landing gear of anaircraft - noun euphemistic the
male genitalia
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
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Examples
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Toby just showed up at the door ... he must have been kept in a garage or a basement for the last week his entire undercarriage is gray and dirty, but he wasn't starving.
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If traveling by bus to next destination, hotels can arrange bus tickets for convenience, but they are on a ‘backpacker’ bus, are more expensive, less comfortable, and potential theft of luggage in undercarriage could happen.
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Toby just showed up at the door ... he must have been kept in a garage or a basement for the last week his entire undercarriage is gray and dirty, but he wasn't starving.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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Perhaps the flight deck was a little too cold but the undercarriage was a little too warm...
On a cold November day in Central Park... oh, no! Ann Althouse 2007
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Behind the undercarriage was a large wooden propeller blade with a flap behind it.
Crystal Rain 2006
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Incidentally, I've also heard of a few damage claims resulting from dents to the undercarriage, which is, of course, completely absurd.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Surprisingly washing your arm pits and your undercarriage is a lot harder than you might imagine using this method.
Bill's Poker Blog Bill Rini 2010
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She added: "Everybody wants a labrador but when people saw the 'undercarriage' as we called it, they would ask if they could see one of the other dogs.
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Postgame: Detroit were destroyed in a devastating third inning when the wheels came off, and so did the roof, the doors, the undercarriage...
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He went to France and blew it up by twisting a wire to its undercarriage.
Around the World brian warfield 2011
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