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forebody

forebody noun: the forepart of a vehicle; foreside.

Noun

forebody (plural forebodies)

  1. The forepart of a vehicle; foreside.
    • Beyond that, there are indications that some gains may be made on road vehicles by shaping the forebody in such a way that the external flow is channeled sideways around the vehicle, rather than over the top, as will be discussed in a later section.1984, John C. Hilliard, George S. Springer, chapter 10, in Fuel economy in road vehicles powered by spark ignition engines, →ISBN, page 350
  2. The part of the vessel forward of amidships; foreship, forecastle.
    • The wear-off is intensified in heavily loaded areas, such as the ice belt in the ship's forebody, and during operations in heavy ice and especially in presence of soil or sand mixed in ice.1995, D. S. Sodhi, Northern Sea Route Reconnaissance Study: A Summary of Icebreaking Technology, →ISBN, page 22
  3. thorax

Forms of forebody

pluralforebodies

Origin of forebody

From Middle English forebodi, forbody, equivalent to fore- + body.

Questions about forebody

What does forebody mean?
Forebody means the forepart of a vehicle; foreside.
What part of speech is forebody?
Forebody is a noun.
What is the plural of forebody?
The plural of forebody is forebodies.

Words near forebody in the dictionary

  1. forebodies
  2. foreboding
  3. forebodingly
  4. forebodingness
  5. forebodings
  6. forebody
  7. forebook
  8. forebooks
  9. foreboom
  10. forebooms
  11. forebooth

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