afterbody
[ af-ter-bod-ee, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌbɒd i, ˈɑf- /
noun, plural af·ter·bod·ies.
Nautical.
the portion of a ship's hull aft of the middle body.
Aeronautics.
the rear part of an aircraft's fuselage.
Rocketry.
the part of a guided missile behind the nose cone, usually unprotected against reentry heat.
Words nearby afterbody
after-party,
after-ripening,
after-run,
afterbeat,
afterbirth,
afterbody,
afterbrain,
afterburner,
afterburning,
aftercare,
aftercast
British Dictionary definitions for afterbody
afterbody
/ (ˈɑːftəˌbɒdɪ) /
noun plural -bodies
any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit