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noun Nautical.

the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship.

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Showers and perhaps some downpours may move through during the main body of the day.
D.C.-area forecast: Temperatures eye the 80-degree mark today, despite occasional clouds|A. Camden Walker|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
To survive in deep space, Lucy will carry two round solar arrays flanking the spacecraft’s main body.
Meet Lucy: NASA’s new asteroid-hopping spacecraft|Charlie Wood|September 29, 2021|Popular-Science
Despite the abundance of spacious pockets on the main body of the pack, those on the hip belt were far too small to stash my phone.
I Tested Mountain Hardwear’s New PCT Pack on Its Namesake Trail|mlarsen|August 31, 2021|Outside Online
The only downside—the electrical cord cannot disconnect from the main body, which means hand washing only.
Best pet water fountains: Never refill a bowl again|Florie Korani|July 7, 2021|Popular-Science

The goal is to crash into the asteroid’s secondary body, a “moonlet” called Dimorphos that’s as wide as one and a half football fields, and change the speed of its orbit around the main body.
What Would We Do If an Asteroid Hit Earth? NASA Is Simulating It This Week|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|April 28, 2021|Singularity Hub
Having finally re-joined the main body of the Ukrainian forces, the beleaguered defenders of Sector D were evacuated.
Ukrainian Troops Retreat From Russian Border, Leaving 100 Kilometers Open to Invasion|Pierre Vaux|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A large portion of these migrated to America to be with the main body of the Church in Utah.
Britain Puts Mormonism on Trial|Naomi Zeveloff|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By nightfall nearly all their ammunition had gone and the main body of the battalion was 400 yards behind them.
The Perfect Telegraph Obituary|David Frum|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No, but Porter evidently divided his forces here, and we were discussing which road the main body took.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
At last, with but fifteen hundred men left, he regained the main body near Orcha.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
His main body set about preparing food, and disposed themselves at ease, while parties went out to forage.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
A few continuing to fire after the main body had surrendered, an indiscriminate slaughter ensued.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The main body of the party struggled forward to the Border, but many of them—Barbour says three-fourths—were slain or captured.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

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