Longeron
[lon-jer-uh n] /ˈlɒn dʒər ən/
noun, Aeronautics.
1.
a main longitudinal brace or support on an airplane.
/ˈlɒndʒərən/
noun
1.
a main longitudinal structural member of an aircraft
n.
1912, from French longeron, from longer “to skirt, extend along,” from allonger “to lengthen” (see lunge).
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