Meanings
nounmonocoque (plural monocoques)
plural monocoques
- A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.
The body is a one-piece monocoque structure of glass reinforced plastic, with 5in-thick walls, on a steel base tray; [...].
1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 262
Origin
- Frenchmonocoque
- Englishmonocoque
First attested in 1914: from the French monocoque.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch zelfdragende carrosserie, monocoque
- zelfdragende carrosseriestructure design
- monocoquestructure design
Finnish itsekantava rakenne, monokokki
- itsekantava rakennestructure design
- monokokkistructure design
French monocoque
- monocoquestructure design
German Monocoque
- Monocoquestructure design
Italian monoscocca, monoguscio
- monoscoccastructure design
- monogusciostructure design
Spanish monocasco
- monocascostructure design
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APA
monocoque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocoque
MLA
“monocoque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocoque. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocoque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocoque.
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