middle body

Definitions

1. The part of a vessel adjacent to the midship section having a uniform or nearly uniform cross-section, usually referred to as the parallel middle body.
2. The midsection of the body.

Examples

“In those experiments the different models used had varying lengths of parallel middle body distributed equally forward⟳ and abaft the midship section.”

“Buttocks, lower back, and perineum burns occur⟳ when a child's middle body is forcibly held under hot water.”

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