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What is the ship's rear?
The rear of a ship is called the stern aft To go to the rear is called going aft. The aft most part is the stern The rear of a ship or boat is called the "Aft" or the "aft end". Examples: "Take that line aft!". "When we turn, are you sure the aft end will clear that bouy?" Also nautically, "avast"The stern is the aft part of a ship or boat.
What is the aft of a ship called?
The "aft" of a ship is the rear of the ship. Sometimes called the "Fan tail"
What part of a boat is the aft?
After end (aft). The after end (aft) of a boat is the stern, the rear end of the boat. Ship's 'behind' if you will.
What part of the ship is called aft?
The back end of the ship.
Rear part of ship?
The aft part of a ship is the stern. Remember, the bow is the pointy end and the stern is the flat end (usually).The rear is the stern. To go towards the rear is to go aft. The bulkhead furthest aft is called the transom (very important to have because of all the water on the other side of it). If something lies further aft than another thing it is abaft that other thing. If you are abaft the stern, you are astern or wet.The rear part of a ship is called the stern.The actual flat part (if there is one) is called a transom. Canoes and kayaks don't have one, row boats generally do.The rear direction is called aft.To steer the ship to aft (turn 180º) is called full about.If you are moving from the bow to the stern, you are moving abaft."The Stern" is the rear portion of a ship.Other terms include, but ARE NOT LIMITED to, abaft and astern.If you're talking about the rear in terms or area or direction, then it's "aft." If you're talking about the structural rear, then maybe the term you're looking for is either "stern" or "transom." More generally the stern is the area, and aft is it's direction. For instance if you were at the front of the ship (the bow) you could walk aft to the stern.The STERN or FANTAIL. On the old wooden ships like the early settlers rode over it was often called the "poop deck" for a very obvious reason. The front of the ship is called the Bow. Pronounced like ow I hurt my hand.The stern is the rear or aft part of a ship .
What do sailors call the front end of a ship?
The front end of the ship is called the "Bow". On early ships many had what was called an "Forecastle" which was on the bow of the ship. This raised "castle" was useful in observing the enemy's decks.
Where is the stern and aft on a ship?
The stern is the back end of the ship, the bow is the front end of the ship. Aft means close to or toward the stern of the ship eg Move the luggage aft Forward means close to or toward the bow of a ship. eg Move the luggage forward
Is after an adjective?
Not usually. It is usually a preposition or conjunction. It does have archaic or maritime use as an adjective: - Later years may be described as "after years" - The rear (aft) of a ship is the "after end" of the ship
Can the word after be an adjective?
Not usually. There are two rare cases: - The archaic use to mean later : his after years - The nautical use meaning the aft or rear of a ship: the after end of the ship
Rear of Ship?
The end or back or rear of a boat is called the stern.
Port end of a ship?
The ends of a ship are fore (the front) and aft (the rear), the sides of a ship are port (the left-hand side of a ship as one faces forward) and starboard (the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward)
Parts of aft end of the ship?
The aft end of a ship, the stern, will usually have a steering gear for each rudder. There will usually be mooring equipment on deck. Many ships have free-fall lifeboat davits mounted on teh stern as well. There will usually be an aft peak ballast tank.
