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AFTER PART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does after part mean?
• AFTER PART (noun)
The noun AFTER PART has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: AFTER PART used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The rear part of a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
after part; poop; quarter; stern; tail
Hypernyms ("after part" is a kind of...):
back; rear (the side that goes last or is not normally seen)
Meronyms (parts of "after part"):
escutcheon ((nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed)
skeg (a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost)
Holonyms ("after part" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Context examples
An ileostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the intestine has been removed.
(Ileostomy, NCI Dictionary)
A colostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the colon has been removed.
(Colostomy, NCI Dictionary)
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