landing gear
landing gear noun: the wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft.
Noun
landing gear (countable and uncountable, plural landing gears)
- The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft.
- Modern landing gear usually has a tricycle configuration.
- Boeing had a problem of too much landing gear1954, “Where Do All the Wheels Go on a B-52?”, in American Aviation, volume 18, page 42
- Synonyms:
- 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.
landing gear meaning in Tamil
landing gear in Tamil
- வான்கல முற்சக்கரம்
Synonyms of landing gear
Forms of landing gear
| plural | landing gears |
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Words formed from landing gear
Questions about landing gear
- What does landing gear mean?
- Landing gear means the wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft.
- What is landing gear in Tamil?
- Landing gear in Tamil is வான்கல முற்சக்கரம். See Landing gear meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is landing gear?
- Landing gear is a noun.
- What is the plural of landing gear?
- The plural of landing gear is landing gears.
Words near landing gear in the dictionary
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