afterguard

af·ter·guard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-ter-gahrd, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌgɑrd, ˈɑf-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-ter-gahrd, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌgɑrd, ˈɑf-/

Definitions of afterguard word

noun afterguard a sailor or group of sailors stationed on the poop to attend to the aft sails 3
noun afterguard the members of the crew responsible for strategic decisions about the sailing and navigation of a boat 3
noun afterguard the owner of a yacht or his guests. 1
noun afterguard the officers quartered in the stern of a vessel. 1
noun afterguard (sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails. 1

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Origin of afterguard

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; after + guard

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Parts of speech for Afterguard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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afterguard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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