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fishbelly

fishbelly noun: the belly of a fish.

Noun

fishbelly (plural fishbellies)

  1. The belly of a fish.
  2. An early kind of cast iron rail for railways, predating the bullhead rail.
    • Original stone Stockton & Darlington Railway sleepers, thought to be 195 years old, have been installed as close as possible to the route's original starting point. They carry replica fishbelly rails, and the project [...] was part of an initiative by the Brusselton Incline Group to mark the start...2020 October 21, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Eastern: Shildon”, in Rail, page 24

Forms of fishbelly

pluralfishbellies

Origin of fishbelly

From fish + belly.

Words formed from fishbelly

Phrases with fishbelly

Questions about fishbelly

What does fishbelly mean?
Fishbelly means the belly of a fish.
What part of speech is fishbelly?
Fishbelly is a noun.
What is the plural of fishbelly?
The plural of fishbelly is fishbellies.

Words near fishbelly in the dictionary

  1. Fishbeds
  2. Fishbein
  3. Fishbeinian
  4. Fishbeins
  5. fishbellies
  6. fishbelly
  7. fishbelly girder
  8. fishbelly girders
  9. fishberries
  10. fishberry
  11. fishboat

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