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/ˈɛɹ.fɹe(ɪ)m/ · noun
The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant)..
This airframe has 2600 flight hours on it; the powerplant has just over 800.
Use airframe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Airframe means The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This airframe has 2600 flight hours on it; the powerplant has just over 800.
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