afterpart
Example Sentences
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Its afterpart stands clear and showing its skin, like a dissected whale, but its forward part is enclosed in a big tank of water.
From Time Magazine Archive
The entire afterpart of the ship was on fire, and sailors were launching the lifeboat that was on our deck.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
The larger portion of their gallant ship had disappeared, but the afterpart still remained entire.
From The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston
We had, I should have said, erected a small shed in the afterpart for Marian’s accommodation, which served as her sleeping-place at night, and sheltered her somewhat from the heat of the sun by day.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
In the meantime the afterpart of the brig had gone to pieces, and the foot of the rock was strewn with a vast number of things sent up by the waves.
From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout
