chassis
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The chassis of a bus (2)
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæsi/, /ˈʃæsi/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈʃæzi/
Audio (AU) (file)
- Rhymes: -æsi, -æzi
Noun
chassis (plural chassis)
- A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
- The base frame of a motor vehicle.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 2, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- The door being open, Stranleigh walked in unannounced. A two-seated runabout […] stood by the window, where it could be viewed by passers-by. Further down the room rested a chassis, … .
- A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
- (slang) A woman's buttocks.
Derived terms
Translations
base frame, or movable railway
base frame of motor vehicle
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frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment
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Further reading
- “chassis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “chassis”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “chassis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
French
Pronunciation
Verb
chassis
Further reading
- “chassis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
chassis n (definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis or chassiser, definite plural chassisa or chassisene)
- a chassis (underframe, especially of a vehicle)
References
- “chassis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
chassis n (definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis, definite plural chassisa)
- a chassis (underframe)
References
- “chassis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: chas‧sis
Noun
chassis m (invariable)
- Alternative form of chassi
Noun
chassis
References
- ^ “chassis” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “chassis” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Swedish
Noun
chassis