Monocoque

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.

    "The body is a one-piece monocoque structure of glass reinforced plastic, with 5in-thick walls, on a steel base tray; [...]."

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"The body is a one-piece monocoque structure of glass reinforced plastic, with 5in-thick walls, on a steel base tray; [...]."

Etymology

First attested in 1914: from the French monocoque.

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semi-monocoque

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