Chassis

//ˈt͡ʃæsi// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
  2. 2
    the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor wordnet
  3. 3
    The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.

    "Coordinate term: coachwork"

  4. 4
    a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device wordnet
  5. 5
    A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
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  1. 6
    alternative names for the body of a human being wordnet
  2. 7
    A woman's buttocks. slang

Etymology

Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).

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