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longeron

(län′jə rän′, -rən)

noun

a main structural member along the length of an airplane fuselage, nacelle, etc.

Origin: Fr

See longeron in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A major structural member of an aircraft fuselage, running from front to rear.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, beam

Origin: , from long, long

Origin: , from Latin longus; see del-¹ in Indo-European roots

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