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chassis

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæ.si/

The English word “chassis” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
  2. A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
  3. A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
  4. A woman's buttocks.

Etymology

Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).

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