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Forepart vs Forebody - What's the difference?

forepart | forebody |

As nouns the difference between forepart and forebody

is that forepart is the front or anterior part of something while forebody is the forepart of a vehicle.

forepart

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The front or anterior part of something

    • forebody

    English

    Noun

    (forebodies)
  • The forepart of a vehicle.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1984 , author=John C. Hilliard and George S. Springer , title= Fuel economy in road vehicles powered by spark ignition engines , chapter=10 , isbn=0306414384 , page=350 , passage=Beyond that, there are indications that some gains may be made on road vehicles by shaping the forebody in such a way that the external flow is channeled sideways around the vehicle, rather than over the top, as will be discussed in a later section.}}
  • (nautical) The part of the vessel forward of amidships.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1995 , author=D. S. Sodhi , title=Northern Sea Route Reconnaissance Study: A Summary of Icebreaking Technology , isbn=1428914501 , page=22 , passage=The wear-off is intensified in heavily loaded areas, such as the ice belt in the ship's forebody , and during operations in heavy ice and especially in presence of soil or sand mixed in ice.}}
  • (physiology) thorax

    • See also

    *afterbody *middle body