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forebody

[ fawr-bod-ee, fohr- ]

noun

, Nautical.
, plural fore·bod·ies.
  1. the part of a ship's hull forward of the middle body.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of forebody1

First recorded in 1605–15; fore- + body
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Example Sentences

Instead of “shin it to win it” pressure on the forebody, you just sink into the belly of the arc naturally.

She now found that it was scarcely possible to get it on at all, and that one side of the forebody was larger than the other.

He slipped the loop of the rope down over his shoulders and about his heaving forebody.

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