← All words
noun, masculine

monocoque

/mɔ.nɔ.kɔk/

noun, masculine/mɔ.nɔ.kɔk/plural: monocoques

monocoque; monohull

1911: La Vie Aérienne, issues 1–21, page 6 (Émile Mousset, Directeur)Very original and extraordinarily robust, the landing chassis of the monocoque is made up of two frames, one on each side of the fuselage.

First attested in 1911: formed as mono- (“one”) + coque (“shell, hull”).