Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chassis"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chassis \Chas"sis\, n.
The under part of an automobile, consisting of the frame (on
which the body is mounted) with the wheels and machinery.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chassis \Chas"sis\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis.] (Mil.)
A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the
carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and
forward. [See {Gun carriage}.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

chassis
n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique";
"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human
body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build},
{figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {frame},
{form}, {flesh}]
2: a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic
device
3: the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame
supported on springs that holds the body and motor


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