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main gears

main gears is the plural of main gear.

Meaning of main gear

Noun

main gear (countable and uncountable, plural main gears)

  1. The primary landing gear of an aircraft, generally located slightly behind the aircraft's center of mass (or slightly ahead of it on a taildragger aircraft) and carrying the majority of the aircraft's weight.

Questions about main gears

What is main gears the plural of?
Main gears is the plural of main gear.

Words near main gears in the dictionary

  1. main events
  2. main frame
  3. main frames
  4. main gauche
  5. main gear
  6. main gears
  7. main group
  8. main group element
  9. main group elements
  10. main groups
  11. main guard

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