Meaning

4 senses
  1. The afterpart of a vehicle.

  2. The part of a vessel abaft midships.

  3. A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.

  4. 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.

Origin

From after- + body.

From after- + body.

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Forms

plural: afterbodies

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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