as in underside
the side or part facing downward from something
the underbody of the car was starting to rust
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Recent Examples of underbody
The underbody and all of that stuff.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Washing it regularly not only keeps the exterior clean but also keeps the underbody and wheel wells safe from contaminants.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Aluminum sections of the car’s floor surrender, liquefying at about 660 degrees C and taking the underbody with them.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
For maximum efficiency, the underbody features a flat plate, and inlets push hot air away from the car while the parabolic line along the side directs airflow toward the rear diffuser.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Washing it regularly not only keeps the exterior clean but also keeps the underbody and wheel wells safe from contaminants.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Aluminum sections of the car’s floor surrender, liquefying at about 660 degrees C and taking the underbody with them.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
For maximum efficiency, the underbody features a flat plate, and inlets push hot air away from the car while the parabolic line along the side directs airflow toward the rear diffuser.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbody
Noun
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With pouches, users often remove them quickly and discreetly, and the nearest place to discard them becomes a golf course, the underside of a bar table, or the sidewalk.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wipe The Microwave Clean Use a cloth dampened with warm, soapy water to clean the underside of your microwave.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And then Venezuela rallied in the top of the ninth and Palencia closed it with a shutout bottom of the ninth.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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King agreed that the catcher is going to have the best view, especially because the top and bottom of the zone can fluctuate from, for example, the 5-foot-6 Jose Altuve to the 6-7 Aaron Judge.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Underbody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbody. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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