Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

main gear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
main gear
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The primary landing gear of an aircraft, generally located slightly behind the aircraft's center of mass (or slightly ahead of it on a taildragger aircraft) and carrying the majority of the aircraft's weight.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

main gears (plural) maingear (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

nosegear nosewheel tailwheel

Questions

What does main gear mean?
The primary landing gear of an aircraft, generally located slightly behind the aircraft's center of mass (or slightly ahead of it on a taildragger aircraft) and carrying the majority of the aircraft's weight.

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