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PRONUNCIATION OF AFTERGUARD

afterguard  [ˈɑːftəˌɡɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFTERGUARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afterguard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFTERGUARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of afterguard in the English dictionary

The definition of afterguard in the dictionary is a sailor or group of sailors stationed on the poop to attend to the aft sails. Other definition of afterguard is the members of the crew responsible for strategic decisions about the sailing and navigation of a boat.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFTERGUARD


belgard
ˈbɛlˌɡɑːd
bodyguard
ˈbɒdɪˌɡɑːd
coastguard
ˈkəʊstˌɡɑːd
dressguard
ˈdrɛsˌɡɑːd
fingerguard
ˈfɪŋɡəˌɡɑːd
fireguard
ˈfaɪəˌɡɑːd
Fishguard
ˈfɪʃˌɡɑːd
hatguard
ˈhætˌɡɑːd
headguard
ˈhɛdˌɡɑːd
Kierkegaard
ˈkɪəkəˌɡɑːd
lifeguard
ˈlaɪfˌɡɑːd
mudguard
ˈmʌdˌɡɑːd
noseguard
ˈnəʊzˌɡɑːd
outguard
ˈaʊtˌɡɑːd
rearguard
ˈrɪəˌɡɑːd
safeguard
ˈseɪfˌɡɑːd
savegard
ˈseɪvˌɡɑːd
shinguard
ˈʃɪnˌɡɑːd
vanguard
ˈvænˌɡɑːd
watchguard
ˈwɒtʃˌɡɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFTERGUARD

aftercare
afterclap
afterdamp
afterdeck
aftereffect
aftereye
aftergame
afterglow
aftergrass
aftergrowth
afterheat
afterimage
afterings
afterlife
aftermarket
aftermath
aftermost
afternoon
afternoon performance
afternoon session

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFTERGUARD

advance guard
armed guard
crossing guard
dog guard
face guard
guard
honor guard
Jacquard
off-guard
off one´s guard
officer of the guard
old guard
on one´s guard
point guard
prison guard
security guard
shin guard
shooting guard
stand guard
trigger guard
unguard

Synonyms and antonyms of afterguard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afterguard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFTERGUARD

Find out the translation of afterguard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afterguard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afterguard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

afterguard
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

popa
570 millions of speakers

English

afterguard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

afterguard
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

afterguard
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

afterguard
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afterguard
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

afterguard
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cellule arrière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selepas penjaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Afterguard
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフターガード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

afterguard
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tukang sepi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

afterguard
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

afterguard
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्याग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

afterguard
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pozzetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

afterguard
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

afterguard
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afterguard
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

afterguard
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afterguard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

afterguarden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

afterguarden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afterguard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERGUARD»

The term «afterguard» is used very little and occupies the 151.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERGUARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «afterguard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «afterguard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afterguard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFTERGUARD»

Discover the use of afterguard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afterguard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boating
Briefly, the organizational structure of the Corinthians is as follows: The Afterguard is the governing body and consists of a Master, a Paymaster, a Secretary, and Fleet Captains, each elected for a one-year term, plus six other members who ...
2
Watch bill, station bill, and routine, for a 50 gun Frigate, etc
Man the maintopsail sheets-First halves of marines and idlers and maintopmen, afterguard, and gunners not sail loosers. Let go and light up maintopsail clewlines, buntlines, and reef tackles, topmast stud halliards, and attend foretopsail ...
Sir George Augustus ELLIOT, 1850
3
Yachting
AFTERGUARD ACTIVE AGAIN COLLEGIATE sailing ranks with collegiate football if alumni support and involvement are any measure. Afterguard, an alumni organization for collegiate sailors, celebrated its first birthday this year at the Second ...
4
The Valiant Sailor: Sea Songs and Ballads and Prose Passages ...
Song 12 The topman and the afterguard As a top - man and an af - ter-guard was a - walk - ing_ one 0 Bl» c F day, Says the top - man to the af - ter-guard, I mean for to C F Bb F pray For the rights of all__ sail - ors and the wrongs of _ all ...
Roy Palmer, 2012
5
Yachting
E LOUIS VUITTON CUP lower—profile sailors for the afterguard. They include john Cutler, tactician aboard Nippon in 1992 and 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Finns; Bill Campbell, captain of America3, Naval Academy All-American and ...
6
Working Thin Waters: Conversations with Captain Lawrence H. ...
Rousmaniere goes on to point out "there were three-man committees to decide on tactics, strategy and sail-selection. In short, her afterguard was a small model of the modern American corporation, and like the modern American corporation at ...
Stephen Jones, Lawrence H. Malloy, 2001
7
The flying Dutchman: a legend of the high seas
Afterguard, some of you men down on the main- deck, and when you hear the word, bring up every other fighting lantern from aft to midships ; douse all those ahead of that, and tell the crews of the guns to cease firing for the time, for they can ...
William Johnson Neale, 1840
8
Yachting
... the 1987 America's Cup); an Italian (he skippered Il Moro de Venezia, the Italian challenger in the 1992 Cup); or is he a Frenchman (he's joined the afterguard of Marc Bouet's Yacht Club d'Antibes-Juan les Pins challenge for the 1995 Cup)?
9
The Metropolitan Magazine
Maintop there, hook on your stays. Be smart. Lower away the yards. Marines and afterguard, clear launch. Boatswain's mate.” “ Here, sir." “ Pipe marines and afterguard to clear launch.” “ Aye, aye, sir.” ' “ But we shall lose our boat, Jacob," said ...
10
A Mariner's Sketches
Captain of the afterguard? where's all the afterguard* Afterguard and mizen top men, holy stone the quarter deck. Corporal of marines, take these muskets off the quarter deck. Where's all the market gang? Boatswain's mate, call away the third  ...
Nathaniel Ames, 1830

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFTERGUARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afterguard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Transatlantic Race: Contrasting Styles
jokes Clarke Murphy of his afterguard. “But at lunchtime today all the Yanks on board will be singing the Star Spangled Banner to ensure we ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
2
18 foot skiff sailor Billy Barnett celebrates 100th birthday
Probably his most famous build was the 1967 12 metre America's Cup challenger, Dame Pattie, on which he formed part of the afterguard for ... «My Sailing, Jun 15»
3
Nearly 100 boats ready for Melges 24 Worlds
Riccardo Simoneschi will sail with 2014 Melges 24 World and European Champion Gabriele Benussi in the afterguard. Also to be observed the ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jun 15»
4
2015 Giraglia Rolex Cup - Record fleet ready + Video
“I don't think it's going to be a record breaking race,” confirmed afterguard Gordon Maguire. “The forecast has been consistently showing light ... «Sail World, Jun 15»
5
Record fleet entered for Giraglia Rolex Cup
“I don't think it's going to be a record breaking race,” confirmed afterguard Gordon Maguire. “The forecast has been consistently showing light ... «My Sailing, Jun 15»
6
Podium wide open as TP52 Super Series moves to Sardinia
... highlighted their potential as title contenders, while fellow 2015 circuit debutants Bronenosec Gazprom – have a strong Italian afterguard with ... «My Sailing, Jun 15»
7
52 Super Series - Rán dominates Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week
... together and we have been learning about the new boat and Morgan Larson, Adam Beashel and Steve Hayles in the afterguard have done a ... «Sail World, May 15»
8
2015 52 Super Series sets the highest level yet
It is 'all change' in the afterguard of the back-to-back championship winning Quantum Racing. Leading contenders Rán are only due to race ... «My Sailing, May 15»
9
An oral history of Team New Zealand's 1995 America's Cup win - Part I
Jeremy Scantlebury (grinder/boat captain): We certainly had the best match-racing skipper at the time, and we had a very, very smart afterguard ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
10
Southern chapter contest Quantum Sails Sydney 38 Victorian title
Bruce Taylor's Chutzpah38 features the late Lou Abraham's ex-Challenge afterguard who are looking to move up the podium from their recent ... «My Sailing, Apr 15»

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