underbody

[ uhn-der-bod-ee ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌbɒd i /

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noun, plural un·der·bod·ies.

the bottom or underneath part, as of a mechanism or animal: the underbody of a tank.

Nautical. the portion of a hull that is normally underwater.

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Origin of underbody

First recorded in 1615–25; under- + body

Words nearby underbody

underbearer, underbelly, underbid, underbite, underbodice, underbody, underboss, underbred, underbrush, underbudgeted, underbuy

How to use underbody in a sentence

The color of the original Conestoga wagons never varied: the underbody was always blue and the upper parts were red.
The Paths of Inland Commerce|Archer B. Hulbert
Then the wolf made a leap, and I saw his light-gray underbody right over my head as he flashed after poor Bozie.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe
The other Hun hurtled down past the "Gamecock's" tail, turned under her, and whirled upward, firing at her underbody.
Air Men o' War|Boyd Cable
The green sea-growth on her underbody fans and waves in the tide, showing long voyaging in the crust and stage of it.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

"The whole of the underbody of the outer envelope is watertight," he remarked.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for underbody

underbody

/ (ˈʌndəˌbɒdɪ) /

noun plural -bodies

the underpart of a body, as of an animal or motor vehicle

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