monocoque

noun

1. a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses.
2. Automotive. a type of vehicular construction in which the body is combined with the chassis as a single unit.

adjective

3. of, relating to, or being a monocoque.

noun

1. a type of aircraft fuselage, car body, etc, in which all or most of the loads are taken by the skin
2. a type of racing-car, racing-cycle, or powerboat design with no separate chassis and body

adjective

3. of or relating to the design characteristic of a monocoque