ASB

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A form of anti-shock body — A pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area along its length so as to better conform to the area rule, reducing wave drag at transonic speeds.

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Meanings

nounASB (plural ASBs)

plural ASBs

  1. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of anti-shock body.
  2. abbreviationalternativeinitialismslanghistoryInitialism of alien space bats.
  3. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of as balls.
  4. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of antisocial behavior.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alien space batsanti-shock body

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

absbassab
Cite this entry
APA

ASB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ASB

MLA

“ASB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ASB. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ASB,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ASB.

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