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underportion

underportion noun: the lower portion of something; the underneath.

Noun

underportion (plural underportions)

  1. The lower portion of something; the underneath.
    • New relay rooms have been provided at Maidenhead West, Twyford and Reading Main Line East signalboxes; in the latter case an underportion of the building was reconstructed to provide additional rooms for the relay equipment and a diesel standby generator.1962 October, “Talking of trains: New signalbox at Twyford”, in Modern Railways, page 226

Forms of underportion

pluralunderportions

Origin of underportion

From under- + portion.

Questions about underportion

What does underportion mean?
Underportion means the lower portion of something; the underneath.
What part of speech is underportion?
Underportion is a noun.
What is the plural of underportion?
The plural of underportion is underportions.

Words near underportion in the dictionary

  1. underpopulates
  2. underpopulating
  3. underpopulation
  4. underporter
  5. underporters
  6. underportion
  7. underportions
  8. underpot
  9. underpotential
  10. underpotentially
  11. underpotentials

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