Rumpfs

Rumpfs is not a widely used English word. It primarily appears as the plural form of the German noun Rumpf in transliterated or bilingual texts, though the standard German plural is Rumpfe. The German Rumpf designates the main body or trunk of something: the torso of a person or the hull of a ship. Outside strictly German contexts, Rumpfs may occur as a surname or as part of an English transcription of German terms.

In technical and scientific usage, Rumpf refers to the central structural part of an object. Examples include the Rumpf des Menschen (the human torso), the Schiffsrumpf (the ship's hull), and the Rumpfstruktur (the main body framework of a machine or aerospace fuselage). In aviation, the word is used for the fuselage, and in naval architecture for hull.

As a surname, Rumpf is found in German-speaking regions; English-language texts may refer to "the Rumpfs" when discussing multiple people bearing the surname or using the possessive form. The term is distinct from the English word rump, which has separate meanings related to the hindquarters.