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Meanings of aftercastle in English
Structure behind the mizzenmast on a large sailing ship, usually containing the captain's cabin.
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Synonyms
Examples for "sterncastle"
Examples for "sterncastle"
1
An order went up from the Blue sterncastle: 'Raise the tower!'
2
Nok was at the tall sterncastle, where he would oversee the coming battle.
3
He leaned over the railing of the sterncastle.
4
Then he returned to the sterncastle.
5
He was surprised to find that Moqorro and two of his fiery fingers had joined them on the sterncastle.
Usage of aftercastle in English
1
Argoth leapt up the stairs to the aftercastle and raced to the stern.
2
Argoth's quarters lay in the stern under the aftercastle, but he did not inspect them.
3
The aftercastle swept back out over the water farther than any ship Argoth had ever seen.
4
The raised bridge, the aftercastle and observation decks and lounges, became steep knolls skinned in topsoil.
5
In the middle of the aftercastle stood a railing like something you might put around a pulpit.
6
A midshipman appeared at Argoth's side and relayed that the Divine requested his presence up on the deck of the aftercastle.
7
She raced a couple of steps, rounded the aftercastle, and saw a lanky young man standing on the deck in the starlight.
8
It coiled one end about the bowl, the rest of its body stretching along the aftercastle and ending far out over the water.
9
At the same time the cumbrous forecastles and aftercastles, which must have been equally inconvenient both in action and in a sea way, were removed.
Frequent collocations
Aftercastle through the time