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 is sculpted to channel the air, similar to a Formula 1 car—Lotus did pioneer the use of ground effect in the sport in the 1970s, after all.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
Currently, the underbodies of the Model 3 and Model Y are cast in three pieces.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Tesla, meanwhile, has reportedly backed away from an ambitious plan to create the entire underbody of its vehicles in one single piece.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Tesla has reportedly abandoned its plans to make the entire underbody of its cars in one piece.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
Currently, the underbodies of the Model 3 and Model Y are cast in three pieces.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Tesla, meanwhile, has reportedly backed away from an ambitious plan to create the entire underbody of its vehicles in one single piece.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Tesla has reportedly abandoned its plans to make the entire underbody of its cars in one piece.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbody
Noun
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The underside of its wings are honey yellow and with rusty red with black patches, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Forming a slowly spreading colony of 24-inch-tall, gracefully arching stems, plants produce lightly fragrant white spring flowers that hang like little white bells from the underside of each stem.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Here's which other states are at the bottom of the list.—
Allison Kiehl,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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The attorney said that, after police arrived, there was a low-speed collision, Byron Jackson and an officer ended up at the bottom of a ravine and the South Carolina resident was handcuffed.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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“Underbody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbody. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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