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mon•o•coque
Pronunciation: (mon'u-kōk", -kok"), [key]—
n.
1. a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses.
2. Auto.a type of vehicular construction in which the body is combined with the chassis as a single unit.
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adj.
of, pertaining to, or being a monocoque.
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