Ship's back end
The afterpart is the rear section of a ship or aircraft, toward the stern or tail.
The term appears mainly in nautical and aviation contexts: The cargo was stowed in the afterpart of the vessel.
In older usage, afterpart could mean the latter portion of any period or event: the afterpart of the day.
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Ship's back end
The afterpart is the rear section of a ship or aircraft, toward the stern or tail.
The term appears mainly in nautical and aviation contexts: The cargo was stowed in the afterpart of the vessel.
In older usage, afterpart could mean the latter portion of any period or event: the afterpart of the day.
1. nautical — stern, Strict or ship's aft; poop deck (Highest deck aft); quarterdeck (Ship's elevated aft platform); rudder (Pivoting stern blade); transom · taffrail · hull · keel · propeller · fantail · sternpost · helm · bulkhead · gunwale
SHIP POSITIONafterpart ≠ bow Respectful forward inclination; forepart · fore · prow · foredeck · stem
TEMPORAL/SEQUENTIAL POSITIONafterpart ≠ forepart Front portion; beginning · first part · opening · front end · start
after, part, aft, parts, parted, parting, partial, partially, partiality
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/afterpart