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plural monocoques
A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure. quotations examples
The body is a one-piece monocoque structure of glass reinforced plastic, with 5in-thick walls, on a steel base tray; [...].
1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 262