afterguard

[ af-ter-gahrd, ahf- ]

/ ˈæf tərˌgɑrd, ˈɑf- /

noun Nautical Slang.

the owner of a yacht or his guests.

the officers quartered in the stern of a vessel.

Origin of afterguard

First recorded in 1820–30; after + guard

Words nearby afterguard

afterdeck, after-dinner, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterguard, afterhearing, afterheat, after-hours, afterimage, afterimpression

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Example sentences from the Web for afterguard

Men openly sharpened their knives, and the afterguard ostentatiously showed their pistols.
The Grain Ship|Morgan Robertson
And that curse would follow those who sailed aboard her—either for'ard or in the afterguard—for all time.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove|James A. Cooper
Hinkel had fallen down on his job and the skipper was scared of me, and it was me that put that Dutchman out of the afterguard.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
It was a sociable ship as far as the afterguard was concerned.
The Beach of Dreams|H. De Vere Stacpoole

He inquired now about the other member of the afterguard,—the burly Hollander who had superintended the washing-down.
Gold Out of Celebes|Aylward Edward Dingle

British Dictionary definitions for afterguard

afterguard

/ (ˈɑːftəˌɡɑːd) /

noun sailing

a sailor or group of sailors stationed on the poop to attend to the aft sails

the members of the crew responsible for strategic decisions about the sailing and navigation of a boat

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单词	afterguard
释义	afterguard [ af-ter-gahrd, ahf- ] / ˈæf tərˌgɑrd, ˈɑf- / noun Nautical Slang. the owner of a yacht or his guests. the officers quartered in the stern of a vessel. Origin of afterguard First recorded in 1820–30; after + guard Words nearby afterguard afterdeck, after-dinner, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterguard, afterhearing, afterheat, after-hours, afterimage, afterimpression Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for afterguard Men openly sharpened their knives, and the afterguard ostentatiously showed their pistols. The Grain Ship\|Morgan Robertson And that curse would follow those who sailed aboard her—either for'ard or in the afterguard—for all time. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove\|James A. Cooper Hinkel had fallen down on his job and the skipper was scared of me, and it was me that put that Dutchman out of the afterguard. The Viking Blood\|Frederick William Wallace It was a sociable ship as far as the afterguard was concerned. The Beach of Dreams\|H. De Vere Stacpoole He inquired now about the other member of the afterguard,—the burly Hollander who had superintended the washing-down. Gold Out of Celebes\|Aylward Edward Dingle British Dictionary definitions for afterguard afterguard / (ˈɑːftəˌɡɑːd) / noun sailing a sailor or group of sailors stationed on the poop to attend to the aft sails the members of the crew responsible for strategic decisions about the sailing and navigation of a boat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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