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Rarelanding gear
The correct spelling is landing gear.
How to pronounce landing gear
noun
Say it like: Lan-din-g j-eer
The correct spelling is landing gear. The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage. For example: "Modern landing gear usually has a tricycle configuration."
Usage Examples
“Modern landing gear usually has a tricycle configuration.”
“Large modern commercial aircraft have a nose landing gear and two main landing gears.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.
- 2.Any of the assemblies which support an aircraft when it is on the ground.
- 3.(trucking) the bipod stand found near the front end underneath a truck trailer, used to keep the trailer level when not attached to a tractor truck.
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