main body

noun

, Nautical.

1. the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship.

Example Sentences

The Israeli military said the missile apparently fragmented in midair, and that the main body was not immediately recovered.

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, this change in calcium levels occurred not only in the main body of the cell but also within substructures such as mitochondria -- the tiny power plants that cells use to produce energy.

From Science Daily

Normally, the embryo develops a short-time attractor as a line -- this is where the main body axis forms.

From Science Daily

He was accustomed to finding "anywhere from 50 to 100, 200" defects on fuselages - the main body of the plane - that were due to be shipped to Boeing, he said.

From BBC

The FAA said that Boeing had come forward "voluntarily" last month to warn that it "may not have completed" inspections required to confirm adequate electrical safeguards where the wings join the main body of certain of its 787 Dreamliners, a large jet often used on international flights.

From BBC

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