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
Some underbody protection was added for good measure, making this more like an off-road upgrade package than some radical reimagining.
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Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
The sprayer hooks up to the water heater on the spare tire swing-out, fed by the dual-tank 200-L underbody fresh water system.
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New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
Like the Sterling Check cookware, it’s made with a heavy-gauge steel underbody, and its enameled finish is hand-painted and glazed for durability.
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Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
The underbody and all of that stuff.
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Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underbody
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
The sprayer hooks up to the water heater on the spare tire swing-out, fed by the dual-tank 200-L underbody fresh water system.
—
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
Like the Sterling Check cookware, it’s made with a heavy-gauge steel underbody, and its enameled finish is hand-painted and glazed for durability.
—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
The underbody and all of that stuff.
—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underbody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbody
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Your yearnings whet the underside of her tongue, as familiar as the thrum of her own pulse.
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All of which could have made her a comic-book heroine with a haunted underside, if the move had a haunted underside.
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Nineteen cannons discovered at the bottom of the Savannah River were unveiled Thursday as a part of a new exhibit at the Savannah History Museum.
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The Mets rank toward the bottom of the league in every offensive category.
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“Underbody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbody. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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