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单词 afterbody
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afterbody

[ af-ter-bod-ee, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌbɒd i, ˈɑf- /

noun, plural af·ter·bod·ies.

Nautical. the portion of a ship's hull aft of the middle body.
Aeronautics. the rear part of an aircraft's fuselage.
Rocketry. the part of a guided missile behind the nose cone, usually unprotected against reentry heat.

Origin of afterbody

after + body

Words nearby afterbody

after all's said and done, after a sort, after a while, afterbeat, afterbirth, afterbody, afterbrain, afterburner, afterburning, aftercare, aftercast
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British Dictionary definitions for afterbody

afterbody
/ (ˈɑːftəˌbɒdɪ) /

noun plural -bodies

any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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