after-body

We're trying to get at the heart of, not the journey of the before-body to the after-body, just the fact that this is an endless journey of these people living their lives.

Samantha Zalaznick: Winnie Holzman And Savannah Dooley Talk 'Huge' 2010

The "shake," to which reference has been made, is the tremulous or vibratory motion communicated to the after-body of the ship, and particularly to the stern, by the revolution of the propeller, often opening the seams, and in old ships sometimes starting the butts and causing dangerous leaks.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 Various

To settle this question, the Dwarf, a vessel of fine run, was taken into dock, and her after-body filled out by three separate layers of planking, so as to give it the form and proportions of the vessels then building.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 Various

Her bow was an almost exact reproduction of that of the gig, rather long and overhanging, with plenty of "flare" to lift her over a head sea, and she was provided with an even longer counter, which gave her after-body a remarkably smooth and easy delivery; while, for the rest, her water lines were almost those of a racing yacht, so that I concluded she would be exceedingly nimble under her canvas.

Turned Adrift Harry Collingwood 1886

This opening, which was eighteen feet wide, extended forward sixty feet from the stern, dividing the after-body into two parts, which were connected abaft the wheel by planking thrown from one side to the other.

The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. 1877