Main gear

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.NounThe 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.

Synonyms

body gear wing gear bicycle landing gear landing gear nosegear gear undercarriage bicycle gear nose gear tandem landing gear gear-up landing gravity drop

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