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

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

Without saying more he turned away, not going below at once, but standing on the main deck near the office in the afterpart.

From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.