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chassis

[chas-ee, -is, shas-ee]

noun

plural

chassis 
  1. Automotive.the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.

  2. Ordnance.the frame or railway on which a gun carriage moves backward and forward.

  3. the main landing gear of an aircraft; that portion of the landing gear that supports an aircraft.

  4. Radio and Television.a frame for mounting the circuit components of a radio or television set.

  5. a construction forming the sides, top, and bottom of a cabinet, showcase, or the like.



chassis

/ ˈʃæɪ /

noun

  1. the steel frame, wheels, engine, and mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, to which the body is attached

  2. electronics a mounting for the circuit components of an electrical or electronic device, such as a radio or television

  3. the landing gear of an aircraft

  4. obsoletea wooden framework for a window, screen, etc

  5. the frame on which a cannon carriage moves backwards and forwards

  6. slangthe body of a person, esp a woman

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chassis1

1655–65; < French â frame; akin to chase 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chassis1

C17 (meaning: window frame): from French â frame, from Vulgar Latin capsicum (unattested), ultimately from Latin capsa case ²
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The process of refining the 2026 chassis regulations has not been without its difficulties, to say the least, and there are questions as to how successful the new rules will be.

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Tsunoda's car required a new chassis, and Red Bull also fitted a new engine.

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Clinging to the chassis of an airplane with the wind plastering his hair to his forehead and oscillating his gums like bulldog in a convertible, he is, in fact, exceedingly flapped.

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GM was attracted into F1 by the new engine regulations that are being introduced next year along with new chassis rules.

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The forthcoming 2026 regulations complicate things - the Verstappens may wish to wait and see how things pan out next year, given that both the chassis and engine rules are changing then.

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