FUSELAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fuselage mean? 

• FUSELAGE (noun)
  The noun FUSELAGE has 1 sense:

1. the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)

  Familiarity information: FUSELAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUSELAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fuselage" is a kind of...):

body (the external structure of a vehicle)

Meronyms (parts of "fuselage"):

porthole (a window in a ship or airplane)

empennage; tail; tail assembly (the rear part of an aircraft)

Holonyms ("fuselage" is a part of...):

aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)