Afterbody (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural af·ter·bod·ies.
  1. the portion of a ship's hull aft of the middle body.
  2. the rear part of an aircraft's fuselage.
  3. the part of a guided missile behind the nose cone, usually unprotected against reentry heat.
noun plural -bodies
  1. any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit
Afterbody (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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