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monocoque

monocoque noun: a structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.

Noun

monocoque (plural monocoques)

  1. A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.
    • The body is a one-piece monocoque structure of glass reinforced plastic, with 5in-thick walls, on a steel base tray; [...].1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 262

Forms of monocoque

pluralmonocoques

Origin of monocoque

First attested in 1914: from the French monocoque.

Words formed from monocoque

Questions about monocoque

What does monocoque mean?
Monocoque means a structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.
What part of speech is monocoque?
Monocoque is a noun.
What is the plural of monocoque?
The plural of monocoque is monocoques.

Words near monocoque in the dictionary

  1. monoconjugate
  2. monoconjugates
  3. monocontinental
  4. monocoordinated
  5. monocopy
  6. monocoque
  7. monocoques
  8. monocormic
  9. monocortical
  10. monocot
  11. monocotic

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