"forebody" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: forebodies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English forebodi, forbody, equivalent to fore- + body. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forebodi}} Middle English forebodi, {{prefix|en|fore|body}} fore- + body Head templates: {{en-noun}} forebody (plural forebodies)
  1. The forepart of a vehicle; foreside. Translations (forepart of a vehicle): Front [feminine] (German), Vorderteil [masculine] (German), vorderer Teil [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-forebody-en-noun-VYE4Myb9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 9 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 10 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 10 16 Disambiguation of 'forepart of a vehicle': 96 3 1
  2. (nautical) The part of the vessel forward of amidships; foreship, forecastle. Translations (front part of a vessel): etuosa (Finnish), Vorschiff [neuter] (German), Bug [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-forebody-en-noun-pNHgxzP4 Categories (other): Nautical, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 27 42 30 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'front part of a vessel': 5 95 0
  3. (physiology) thorax
    Sense id: en-forebody-en-noun-ojypG0Cb Categories (other): Physiology Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: afterbody, middle body

Inflected forms

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