afterbody (English, noun)
expansion: afterbody (plural afterbodies)
Senses:
glosses: The afterpart of a vehicle.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The part of a vessel abaft midships.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
Forms:
form: afterbodies
tags: plural
form: after body
tags: alternative