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anti-shock bodies

anti-shock bodies is the plural of anti-shock body.

Meaning of anti-shock body

Noun

anti-shock body (plural anti-shock bodies)

  1. A pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area along its length so as to better conform to the area rule, reducing wave drag at transonic speeds.
    Synonyms:
    ASB, Küchemann carrot

Questions about anti-shock bodies

What is anti-shock bodies the plural of?
Anti-shock bodies is the plural of anti-shock body.

Words near anti-shock bodies in the dictionary

  1. anti-shipper
  2. anti-shippers
  3. anti-shipping
  4. anti-ships
  5. anti-shock
  6. anti-shock bodies
  7. anti-shock body
  8. anti-shocks
  9. Anti-Sicilian
  10. anti-SJW
  11. anti-SJWs

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