noun
- the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
- the portions of an aircraft that are below the body.
noun
- Also called: landing gear the assembly of wheels, shock absorbers, struts, etc, that supports an aircraft on the ground and enables it to take off and land
- the framework that supports the body of a vehicle, carriage, etc
n.1794, from under + carriage. Meaning “landing gear of an aircraft” is recorded from 1911.