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Word: afterbody (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • astronautics 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.
  • astronomy A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
  • nautical The part of a vessel abaft midships.
  • The afterpart of a vehicle.

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