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airframe

noun
/ˈɛɹ.fɹe(ɪ)m/

Etymology

From air + frame.

  1. derived from *promo-✻ — “front, forward”
  2. inherited from *framjaną✻ — “to further, promote, perform”
  3. inherited from *frammjan✻
  4. inherited from framian
  5. inherited from framen
  6. compounded as airframe — “air + frame”

Definitions

  1. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).

    • This airframe has 2600 flight hours on it; the powerplant has just over 800.

The neighborhood

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