German

Noun

Chassis n ‎(genitive Chassis, plural Chassis)

1. (automotive) chassis

Declension

Synonyms

• Fahrgestell

English

Alternative forms

• châssis

Noun

chassis ‎(plural chassis)

1. A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
2. The base frame of a motor vehicle.
   • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 2, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:

     The door being open, Stranleigh walked in unannounced. A two-seated runabout […] stood by the window, where it could be viewed by passers-by. Further down the room rested a chassis, … .

3. A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
4. (slang) A woman's buttocks.

Translations

French

Noun

chassis m ‎(plural chassis)

1. (Acadian, Louisiana) window

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French châssis

Noun

chassis n ‎(definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis or chassiser, definite plural chassisa or chassisene)

1. a chassis (underframe, especially of a vehicle)

References

• “chassis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French châssis

Noun

chassis n ‎(definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis, definite plural chassisa)

1. a chassis (underframe)

References

• “chassis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

chassis

1. indefinite genitive singular of chassi