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

We managed, however, to fit a small cabin for Marian in the afterpart with a spare sail, into which she could retire to rest.

From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat

We will see, however, what is to be found in the afterpart of the ship.”

From The Three Admirals by Wells, J.R.

Around the afterpart of the standing room is a seat, the ballast is floored over, and two little bunks and a stove generally help to furnish the cuddy.

From The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 by Cobb, John N. (John Nathan)