noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

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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6. 6
   alternative names for the body of a human being wordnet
7. 7
   A woman's buttocks. slang

Synonyms

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acceleratoraeroplaneairplaneanatomyautoautomobile

Example

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"The pocket-sized chassis makes the camera versatile."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Thunderbolt chassishot chassiscar body

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