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.

Origin of afterbody

British Dictionary definitions for afterbody

afterbody
/ (ˈɑːftəˌbɒdɪ) /

noun plural -bodies

any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit