monocoque

mon·o·coque

designating or of a kind of construction, as of a rocket, in which the skin or outer shell bears all or most of the stresses
designating or of a kind of construction, as of some racing cars, in which the body and chassis are a unit

Origin of monocoque

French from mono-, mono- + coque, a shell from Classical Latin coccum, scarlet berry from Classical Greek kokkos, a seed

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monocoque

noun

A metal structure, such as an aircraft, in which the skin absorbs all or most of the stresses to which the body is subjected.

Origin of monocoque

French mono- mono- coque shell ( from Old French) ( from Latin coccum berry ) ( from Greek kokkos )

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Noun

(plural monocoques)

A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.

Origin

First attested in 1914: from the French monocoque.

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