underframe

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underframe

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From under- + frame.

noun underframes

  1. The supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a vehicle, etc. The main fuel tank is slung from the underframe midway between the two bogies, and its capacity of 420 gal. supplies both the main engine and the train heating boiler.

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@misc{underframe_2026,
  title = {underframe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underframe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}