chassis; car body
Refers to the structural frame of a vehicle, including the underbody and sometimes the body shell. Common in automotive and engineering contexts.
This car's chassis is made of aluminum to reduce weight.
The chassis was severely damaged in the accident.
railway turntable · car turntable; driveway turntable
traverse table; transfer table; car transfer
Compound of 車 (sha, 'vehicle') and 台 (dai, 'platform, base'). The term directly describes the base frame of a vehicle.