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

As he was speaking, a thick smoke rose from the afterpart of their antagonist, followed quickly by bright flames, which darted upwards through the hatchway.

From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

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 Prout, Victor

He’s coming round though,” said a voice from the afterpart of the ship.

From The Boy who sailed with Blake by Kingston, William Henry Giles