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monocoque Definition


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monocoque
noun monocoques
    1. aeronautics.
      A fuselage or nacelle in which all the structural loads are carried by the skin.
    2. naut.
      The hull of a boat made all in one piece.
    3. A structural type of vehicle in which the body and chassis are in one piece. Also as adj.
Etymology: 19c: French, literally ‘single shell', from coque egg-shell.



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