airframe
noun/ˈɛrfreɪm/
Frequency rank: #17,207 most common English word
Meaning
The structural body of an aircraft, excluding the engine and other systems.
Example sentence
The engineers carefully inspected the airframe for signs of metal fatigue before the flight.
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