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

Whether a sufficient number of tension wires remained to adequately support the afterpart of the nacelle remained a matter of doubt.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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 first impulse of everyone was to spring to the afterpart of our craft, as far as possible from its huge fangs.

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