landing gear
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landing gear
noun landing gears
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The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft.
Modern landing gear usually has a tricycle configuration.
Similar: undercarriage
- Any of the assemblies which support an aircraft when it is on the ground. Large modern commercial aircraft have a nose landing gear and two main landing gears.
- The bipod stand found near the front end underneath a truck trailer, used to keep the trailer level when not attached to a tractor truck.
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noun undercarriage
| Español | tren de aterrizaje |
|---|---|
| Português | trem de pouso, trem de aterragem |
| Français | train d'atterrissage |
| Deutsch | Fahrwerk |
| Italiano | carrello d'atterraggio |
| Română | tren de aterizare |
| Русский | шасси́ лета́тельного аппара́та šassí letátelʹnovo apparáta |
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