underbody

underbody
/un"deuhr bod'ee/, n., pl. underbodies.
1. the bottom or underneath part, as of a mechanism or animal: the underbody of a tank.
2. Naut. the portion of a hull that is normally underwater.
[1615-25; UNDER- + BODY]

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