longeron

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/ˈlɒnʒəɹɒn/

noun

A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounlongeron (plural longerons)

plural longerons

  1. A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.

Origin

  1. Frenchlongeron
  2. Frenchlongeron
  3. Englishlongeron

Borrowed from French longeron.

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Translations

French longeron
  • longeronthin strip of wood or metal
Italian longarone, longherone
  • longaronethin strip of wood or metal
  • longheronethin strip of wood or metal
Māori kauawhi, tari
  • kauawhithin strip of wood or metal
  • tarithin strip of wood or metal
Russian лонжеро́н
  • лонжеро́н (lonžerón)thin strip of wood or metal
Cite this entry
APA

longeron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longeron

MLA

“longeron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longeron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longeron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longeron.

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