afterpart

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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 afterpart of the pamphlet is devoted to a curious examination of the qualities of the letters of the Greek and Roman alphabets.

From James Otis, the pre-revolutionist by Ridpath, John Clark

Jos having intimated that they were hungry, in a short time a mess of food was brought for the whole party to the upper raised deck in the afterpart of the vessel.

From The Three Midshipmen by Prout, Victor

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 Kingston, William Henry Giles