Meanings
plural undercarriages
- The supporting structural framework of a land vehicle (such as a car, truck, van, wagon, etc).
Near-synonym: chassis
1 more example
The solution to coach riding defects, at least, seems to require much more co-operative practical experiment by all engineering departments to achieve better sympathy between the vehicle body, its undercarriage and the track on which it rides.
1960 December, “The riding of B.R. coaches”, in Trains Illustrated, page 706Synonyms: chassis
- The landing gear of an aircraft.
- euphemistichumorousThe genitalia.
She had no problem imagining Nick with the zipper of his coveralls pulled low, showing his muscled chest, washboard abs, and treasure trail leading down to… well, let's just say she wouldn't mind checking out his undercarriage.
2008, Robin Kaye, Romeo, Romeo, Sourcebooks, →ISBN, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe supporting structural framework of a land vehicle (such as a car, truck, van, wagon, etc).
Origin
Translations
Dutch onderstel
- onderstelsupporting structural framework
Finnish teli
- telisupporting structural framework
Hungarian alváz, főkeret
- alvázsupporting structural framework
- főkeretsupporting structural framework
Irish focharráiste, fo-charbad
- focharráistesupporting structural framework
- fo-charbadsupporting structural framework
Polish podwozie
- podwoziesupporting structural framework
Russian ходова́я часть, несу́щий карка́с
- ходова́я часть (xodovája častʹ)supporting structural framework
- несу́щий карка́с (nesúščij karkás)supporting structural framework
Swedish underrede
- underredesupporting structural framework
Welsh tu isaf, isffram
- tu isafsupporting structural framework
- isfframsupporting structural framework
Cite this entry
undercarriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercarriage
“undercarriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercarriage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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