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afterguard
[ af-ter-gahrd, ahf- ]
noun
, Nautical Slang.
- the owner of a yacht or his guests.
- the officers quartered in the stern of a vessel.
afterguard
/ ˈɑːftəˌɡɑːd /
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of afterguard1
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Example Sentences
It was a sociable ship as far as the afterguard was concerned.
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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.
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And that curse would follow those who sailed aboard her—either for'ard or in the afterguard—for all time.
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Men openly sharpened their knives, and the afterguard ostentatiously showed their pistols.
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And I can see you think that the arms is for the afterguard except in case of trouble.
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