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monocoque

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

First attested in 1914: from the French monocoque.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: zelfdragende carrosserie — structure design
  • Dutch: monocoque — structure design
  • Finnish: itsekantava rakenne — structure design
  • Finnish: monokokki — structure design
  • French: monocoque — structure design
  • German: Monocoque — structure design
  • Italian: monoscocca — structure design
  • Italian: monoguscio — structure design
  • Spanish: monocasco — structure design
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