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The biggest downside to capsule-mounting a blast-resistant hull on top of a frame is the danger that a mine blast will separate the capsule from the frame, or (more likely) destroy the chassis and immobilize the vehicle in an ambush zone.

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  1. transitive verb To build by putting together the structural parts of; construct: frame a house.
  2. transitive verb To conceive or design: framed an alternate proposal.
  3. transitive verb To arrange or adjust for a purpose: The question was framed to draw only one answer.
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  • The biggest downside to capsule-mounting a blast-resistant hull on top of a frame is the danger that a mine blast will separate the capsule from the frame, or (more likely) destroy the chassis and immobilize the vehicle in an ambush zone. —  Defense Industry Daily
  • Some of the images black out a bit as the frame is angled away from the couch. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • The construction of the frame is also very important if for nothing else, your child's safety and comfort. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Pioneering much of the research into the field (they in fact invented the technology), Kodak previously has introduced a camera and a portable TV (for Japanese markets) that uses OLEDs, but the frame is a ... —  Cool Hunting
  • The big hit of the frame was a three-run double off the bat of Anthony Nice. —  Local News from union-bulletin.com
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structure ·  box ·  figure ·  panel ·  one ·  build ·  block ·  ring ·  column ·  bar ·  body ·  cover

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frame:   framing ·  frames ·  framed
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  1. Middle English framen, from Old English framian, to further, from fram, forward; see from.

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  1. from Middle English framen, construct, build, framen, fremen, fremmen, strengthen, refresh, fremen, fremmen, perform, execute, framen, framien, fremien, fremen, intransitive (with dative obj.), profit, be of advantage, avail, from Anglo-Saxon fremman, fremian, transitive, advance, promote, perform, execute, commit, do, framian, fremian, intransitive, profit, avail, = Old Saxon fremmian, perform, = OFries. frema, commit, effect, = Middle Low German vromen, Low German framen = Old High German fremman, freman, Middle High German fremen = Icelandic fremja, frama = Swedish främja = Danish fremme, promote, further, perform (etc.; the various verbal forms and senses are mingled), from Anglo-Saxon fram, from, adjective, bold, forward, strenuous, strong, = Old Saxon from, earnest, = OFries. fremo, from = Dutch vroom = Middle Low German vrome = Middle High German vrum, vrom, German fromm, pious, strong, brave, honest, kind, = Icelandic framr, forward, prominent, = Swedish Danish from, pious, meek; connected with Anglo-Saxon fram, from, preposition, from: see from. The sense ‘construct’ appears first in Middle English
  2. from Middle English frame, a fabric, structure, also profit, advantage, benefit, from Anglo-Saxon fremu, freme, profit, advantage, benefit, = Icelandic frami, advancement; from the verb.
 

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