main gear
English
Noun
main gear (countable and uncountable, plural main gears)
- (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.
Hyponyms
- body gear
- wing gear
Coordinate terms
- nosegear
- nosewheel
- tailwheel