forebody

plural forebodies

1. The forepart of a vehicle; foreside.

   Beyond that, there are indications that some gains may be made on road vehicles by shaping the forebody in such a way that the external flow is channeled sideways around the vehicle, rather than over the top, as will be discussed in a later section.

   1984, John C. Hilliard, George S. Springer, chapter 10, in Fuel economy in road vehicles powered by spark ignition engines, →ISBN, page 350

2. nauticalThe part of the vessel forward of amidships; foreship, forecastle.

   The wear-off is intensified in heavily loaded areas, such as the ice belt in the ship's forebody, and during operations in heavy ice and especially in presence of soil or sand mixed in ice.

   1995, D. S. Sodhi, Northern Sea Route Reconnaissance Study: A Summary of Icebreaking Technology, →ISBN, page 22

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   The characteristics of the French model were a beautifully rounded bow, by no means sharp along the water-line, easy sectional lines developing into a full, powerful forebody and midship section, and great dead rise at half floor. The greatest breadth was well forward of amidships and at the waterline, with a slight, gracefully rounded tumble home to the plank-sheer. The after-body was finely moulded, clean, sharp, and long, with a powerful transom and quarters. The time-honored cod's head and mackerel's tail: the figureheads and ornamentation of the quarters and stern, were veritable works of art.

   1911, Arthur Hamilton Clark, The Clipper Ship Era 1843-1869

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