Chassis – the base frame of a car, carriage or other wheeled vehicle; the framework that a vehicle is built on

(Pronounced sha-see)

To remember the definition of the word chassis, use the following mnemonic:

The car was shattered as you can see (chassis). What was left from the crash was just the framework. 

Examples of chassis in a sentence

The crash caused severe damage to the chassis. 

There was an old rusty car chassis on the street corner. 

The new lightweight chassis increased the vehicle's top speed.