fuselage

Meaning

Noun

• The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.

Origin

• Borrowed from French fuselage, from fuselé, from Old French *fus (“spindle”), from Latin fusus. So named for its shape; in English since 1909.
• Image:737-700f.gif|thumb|250px|Fuselage of a Boeing 737 shown in brown