after-end

The saloon is entered from forward; about one-third of its length at the after-end is shut off by doors, forming the ladies 'sanctum, which is provided with sofas, arm-chairs, piano, &c.; about one-fifth of the length at the foremost-end, but not separated in any way, is the smoking-place, with the bar quite handy, and the stove in the centre.

Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray

No. 7 after-end of slide, and hooks training-rope.

Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

This steel prow would act as a counter-balance to their rower, who would stand on the after-end, and row with his face in the direction they wished to be taken.

Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various

Borne down by his weight, the head slowly sank, the whole fore-end of the stone slab falling away into the rock, and the after-end correspondingly rising and disclosing a squared opening, through which came a strong burst of light.

The Aztec Treasure-House Thomas Allibone Janvier

This actuated through an internal threaded brass bush held in an iron standard; the latter being bolted to the after-end of

The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920

It extended right across the whole after-end of the cabin.

The Shadow Line 1917

One of two doors in the after-end of the main cabin had opened, and she stood in the gap, slim, yellow-haired, with gray eyes that blazed as they looked on the little tableau.

A Man to His Mate Stockton [Illustrator] Mulford 1906

She went a yard, with the roller jolting in the sand, and there was a splash as her after-end took the water.

The Lure of the North Harold Bindloss 1905

It gave additional buoyancy to the after-end, causing the ship to rise more quickly to the seas, but the same lifting effect was also directed to throwing the ship off her course, and consequently she was difficult to steer.

The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition Charles Turley 1904

At the after-end of the cabin there was a platform, reached by several steps.

Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ 1901