AFTER PART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does after part mean? 

• AFTER PART (noun)
  The noun AFTER PART has 1 sense:

1. the rear part of a ship

  Familiarity information: AFTER PART used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AFTER PART (noun)

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)