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lifting body

–noun Aeronautics.
an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
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lift·ing body   (lĭf'tĭng)
n.  An aircraft or a spacecraft that has no wings and gains lift by the action of aerodynamic forces on its body.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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