underportion

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noun

The lower portion of something; the underneath.

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Meanings

noununderportion (plural underportions)

plural underportions

  1. The lower portion of something; the underneath.

    New relay rooms have been provided at Maidenhead West, Twyford and Reading Main Line East signalboxes; in the latter case an underportion of the building was reconstructed to provide additional rooms for the relay equipment and a diesel standby generator.

    1962 October, “Talking of trains: New signalbox at Twyford”, in Modern Railways, page 226

Origin

From under- + portion.

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APA

underportion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underportion

MLA

“underportion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underportion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underportion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underportion.

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