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 had the afterpart of the little ship entirely to ourselves; the captain came and went, but never offered to approach.

From A Marriage at Sea by Russell, W. Clark (William Clark)

Meantime the sea had made a breach over the afterpart of the ship, carrying away portions of the bulwarks.

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