airframe

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
airframe
    n 1: the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket
         (excluding the engines)
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
airframe \airframe\ n.
   1. the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket
      (excluding the engines).
      [WordNet 1.5]
    

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