after-hold

Cabaco, there is somebody down in the after-hold that has not yet been seen on deck; and I suspect our old Mogul knows something of it too.

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

While the BADGER was lying in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the GLASGOW of twenty guns came in and anchored there, and in two hours was in flames, the steward having set fire to her while stealing rum out of the after-hold.

The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1993

"Sievers is dealing with the watch on the after-hold," muttered Maclean.

Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Various

The master-at-arms loosing the prisoners confined in the after-hold to give them a chance for themselves.

Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Various

The heel of the mizen-mast being stepped between decks (a very unusual case, but probably it was placed there in order to make more room for stowage in the after-hold) was likely to work from its step, and thereby might do considerable damage to the ship.

Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Anonymous

The corpse was brought out and laid reverently under the break of the poop by a couple of sailors whom the captain called into the cabin for the purpose; after which he and Jake then proceeded to unfasten the hatches leading down into the after-hold in search of provisions for the living, there being plenty of time to attend to the obsequies of the dead later on when our more urgent needs were supplied.

The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea J. [Illustrator] Schonberg

The weary Englishmen were thereupon driven like sheep upon the _Nevski's_ deck, and forced to descend the small after-hold, which was almost empty.

Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Various

At six o'clock in the evening, about two hours and a half after it's arrival, the steward going down into the after-hold, with a lighted candle in his hand, for the purpose of clandestinely drawing some rum, carelessly set fire to the whole; and, notwithstanding every effort was immediately made by Captain Lloyd, his officers, and crew, the ship was entirely consumed.

The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 James Harrison

Cheers and yells of joy rang from the after-hold of the merchantman where the pirates had evidently discovered the ship's store of wine.

The Black Buccaneer 1934

As soon as the after-hold on the 'Toroa' was cleared, barrels of sea elephant oil were brought off in rafts and loaded aft, simultaneously with the unloading forward.

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