underside
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The fire service also warned drivers not to park on dry grass as the underside of vehicles can reach over 400C.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
To investigate the process, the team combined a highly detailed map of the underside of the Fimbulisen Ice Shelf with a high resolution computer model of the ocean cavity beneath it.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
They often keep the underside of each slab as it is instead of flattening the bottoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Something knocked the underside of the raft, throwing it off-kilter, and Clare dropped to all fours, crying out for Gingersnipes as she tumbled around but managed to stay aboard.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Analysis has shown Punk and Emo had smooth undersides, indicating they likely lived on the seabed.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Aescape has heated “hands,” which look like giant pads with touch points on their undersides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Certain species, like the pythons, have specialized muscles that connect their ribs directly to their skin, allowing them to use just the skin on their undersides to push against the ground and move forward.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024
Photographing their undersides was problematic, as their curved shells made it impossible to keep them upright.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
It was very warm for March, and the kite wind blew steadily from the south and turned up the silver undersides of the leaves.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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