Chassis
Pronunciation : Chas"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. ch.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gum moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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