atterrisseur
French, noun/a.tɛ.ʁi.sœʁ/
atterrisseur is spelled A-T-T-E-R-R-I-S-S-E-U-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 53,211th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atterrisseur is a French masculine noun meaning “undercarriage, landing gear (of an aircraft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Organe unitaire d’un train d’atterrissage équipé d’éléments (roue, patin, flotteur) sur lesquels un aéronef…”.
What does atterrisseur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineundercarriage, landing gear (of an aircraft)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organe unitaire d’un train d’atterrissage équipé d’éléments (roue, patin, flotteur) sur lesquels un aéronef se repose lorsqu’il est au sol. 2. Sonde spatiale destinée à atterrir sur un astre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of atterrisseur
- atterrisseurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atterrisseur?
- /a.tɛ.ʁi.sœʁ/
- /a.te.ʁi.sœʁ/
- \a.te.ʁi.sœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atterrisseur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atterrisseur in French?
atterrisseur appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).