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What is an afterbody?

What is an afterbody? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The afterpart of a vehicle.
  2. (nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
  3. (astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
  4. (astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
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As well as could be judged by looking down through the water under the counters, there was no injury whatever to the afterbody of the ship.
Penetrators will be connected by an umbilicus to an afterbody containing imaging and meteorological instruments.
With a B-4 stand in hand, a co-worker and I walked to the aircraft and removed the top propeller afterbody.
However, turbulent flow along the vehicle afterbody can under some conditions produce a comparable or greater heat flux.
This directive requires we check the afterbody bolts for proper thread count and nut plates for security.
Navy and changed the afterbody and flap to make it easier and economical to produce composite blades for regional navies worldwide.

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