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LANDING GEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("landing gear" is a kind of...):
undercarriage (framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle)
Meronyms (parts of "landing gear"):
nosewheel (a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "landing gear"):
landing skid (one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter)
Holonyms ("landing gear" is a part of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
