fuselage
noun
fu·se·lage
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh 
-zə-
: the central body portion of an aircraft designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo see airplane illustration
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Otto Aviation specifically engineered the fuselage to optimize laminar flow, using lightweight materials and smooth surfaces to further reduce drag and fuel consumption.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
About 35 minutes into the flight, when my father was perhaps sleeping, a bomb exploded in the hold, puncturing the fuselage.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Both crashes preceded the Alaska Airlines incident in Jan. 2024, when a door plug fell out of the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9, a newer model, after departure.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
Sure enough, mid-flight, a hole is blown in the fuselage, and Zsa-zsa, taking the controls, crash-lands the plane.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
About 35 minutes into the flight, when my father was perhaps sleeping, a bomb exploded in the hold, puncturing the fuselage.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Both crashes preceded the Alaska Airlines incident in Jan. 2024, when a door plug fell out of the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9, a newer model, after departure.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
Sure enough, mid-flight, a hole is blown in the fuselage, and Zsa-zsa, taking the controls, crash-lands the plane.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
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fuselage
noun
fu·se·lage
ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh
ˈfyü-zə-
: the central body portion of an airplane that holds the crew, passengers, and cargo
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