monocoque

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monocoque

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First attested in 1914: from the French monocoque.

noun monocoques

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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noun structure design

Español	monocasco
Français	monocoque
Deutsch	Monocoque
Italiano	monoscocca, monoguscio

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@misc{monocoque_2026,
  title = {monocoque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monocoque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}