Definition of "underside"
underside
/ˈʌndɚsaɪd/
noun
plural undersides
The side that is below or underneath, the bottom.
Quotations
A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks.
1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Tank Engine Stability”, in Railway Magazine, page 185