undercarriage

noun

Definition of undercarriagenext
as in floor

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Recent Examples of undercarriage The shop, which has been converting EVs since 2009, chose the Model S as the donor vehicle because its components would fit into the Silver Shadow’s undercarriage without much trouble, especially because of the car’s ample ground clearance. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026 The man was propelled into the outside lane and struck by the undercarriage of a second vehicle, a 2013 Nissan Cube driven by a 47-year-old Orlando man. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026 Cleaning the tires, wheels and undercarriage of your vehicle. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 Jersey joins a collection of adventurous animals, including a 6-week-old kitten named Beemer who survived a 250-mile trip in the undercarriage of a BMW from Boston to New Jersey. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undercarriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercarriage
  1. floor
  2. foot
  3. seat
  4. base
  5. underside
  6. underpinning
  7. ground
Noun
  • Inside, furnishings are minimal, with timber and cool-toned stone alongside floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the landscaped gardens.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Because food can be scarce there and people fear theft, individuals will store rice in their dirt-floor homes, Wagner says, allowing close contact with the rats that infest the island.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of floor
Noun
  • North of the center near Kakinada, the storm could cause about 3 to 5 feet of storm surge, where onshore winds pile water against the coast.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Part of that is due to a drawdown of two to three feet for work to be done, but the rainfall since hasn't been enough to refill it.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of foot
Noun
  • Miller’s calculated the percentage chance that all 35 seats in play will go blue or red virtually in real time.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jeffries will campaign with Johnny Garcia, who’s running a competitive race in one of those seats where Republicans initially expected an easier pickup (after already forcing one longtime Democratic incumbent to retire).
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS SENATE ON THE LINE — Jackson surges among early ballots as Susan Collins fights to hold her base.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That includes the rural Ohio voter base, which historically leans conservative.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of base
Noun
  • Only the lengthwise, or warp, yarns are dyed, while the crosswise, or weft, yarns remain undyed, giving denim its characteristic blue face and lighter underside.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On the dark underside of the 59-second Bigfoot film lies a tawdry family drama.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of underside
Noun
  • Like most social signals, the conventions around eye contact have evolutionary underpinnings.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • These findings, if confirmed, could explain the biological underpinnings behind why treating prenatal depression is so critical.
    — Catherine Demers, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of underpinning
Noun
  • Developed by Ukrainian technology company SkyFall, the drone is intended to reduce rescue times from hours to minutes, reaching hard-to-access combat zones that are currently served by unmanned ground vehicles.
    — DEREK GATOPOULOS, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats are gaining traction in red states and increasingly rebuilding a national brand shredded after the 2024 election, but there’s more ground to regain voters’ trust.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of ground

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“Undercarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercarriage. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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