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longeron

/ˈlɒnʒəɹɒn/

longeron noun: a thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.

Noun

longeron (plural longerons)

  1. A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.

Forms of longeron

plurallongerons

Origin of longeron

Borrowed from French longeron.

Questions about longeron

What does longeron mean?
Longeron means a thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.
What part of speech is longeron?
Longeron is a noun.
How do you pronounce longeron?
Longeron is pronounced /ˈlɒnʒəɹɒn/.
What is the plural of longeron?
The plural of longeron is longerons.

Words near longeron in the dictionary

  1. longer-running
  2. longer-standing
  3. longer-suffering
  4. longer-term
  5. Longerenong
  6. longeron
  7. longerons
  8. longers
  9. longes
  10. longest
  11. longest ago

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