chassis
noun/ˈʃæsi/
/ˈʃæsi/
(plural chassis
/ˈʃæsiz/
/ˈʃæsiz/
)- the frame that a vehicle is built on
- The company makes chassis for motorhomes, ambulances and other large vehicles.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryChassis is used after these nouns:- truck
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- the outer frame of a piece of computer, radio or audio equipment
- a computer/printer chassis
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French châssis ‘frame’, based on Latin capsa ‘box’, related to capere ‘to hold’.
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