"main gear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: main gears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} main gear (countable and uncountable, plural main gears)
  1. (aviation) The 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Hyponyms: body gear, wing gear Coordinate_terms: nosegear, nosewheel, tailwheel

Inflected forms

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