anti-shock body

noun

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

nounanti-shock body (plural anti-shock bodies)

plural anti-shock bodies

  1. aeronauticsA 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.

    Synonyms: ASB, Küchemann carrot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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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ASBKüchemann carrot
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APA

anti-shock body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-shock%20body

MLA

“anti-shock body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-shock%20body. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-shock body,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-shock%20body.

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