afterbody

[ af-ter-bod-ee, ahf- ]

noun

, plural af·ter·bod·ies.

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

afterbody

/ ˈɑːftəˌbɒdɪ /

noun

1. any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit

Word History and Origins

Origin of afterbody¹

after + body