Monocoque Definition
mŏnə-kōk, -kŏk
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.
American Heritage
adjective
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.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a kind of construction, as of some racing cars, in which the body and chassis are a unit.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Monocoque
Noun
Singular:
monocoquePlural:
monocoquesOrigin of Monocoque
French mono- mono- coque shell (from Old French) (from Latin coccum berry) (from Greek kokkos)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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First attested in 1914: from the French monocoque.
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