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body shell

body shell is the alternative form of bodyshell.

Meaning of bodyshell

Noun

bodyshell (plural bodyshells)

  1. The main body of a motor car, that rests on the chassis and into which is fitted the engine, mechanical and electrical systems, seats etc.
  2. The metal body of a rail vehicle, minus seats, doors and other fittings.
    • Currently, bodyshells for units 810024/025 are on the weld line. […] In the paint shop are bodyshells for 810022/023, which are undergoing a meticulous process to ensure a high-quality finish.2024 December 27, Pip Dunn, “Network News: Hitachi pushes on with '810' assembly and testing”, in RAIL, number 1025, page 20

Forms of body shell

pluralbody shells

Questions about body shell

What is body shell the alternative form of?
Body shell is the alternative form of bodyshell.

Words near body shell in the dictionary

  1. body shaming
  2. body shape
  3. body shaper
  4. body shapers
  5. body shapes
  6. body shell
  7. body shells
  8. body shop
  9. body shopping
  10. body shops
  11. body shot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: body shell (page history and authors); bodyshell (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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