Meanings
nounafterpeak (plural afterpeaks)
plural afterpeaks
- The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
- Proto-Germanic*after
- Old Englishæfter
- Middle Englishafter
- Englishafter
- Old Englishæfter
- Old Englishæfter-
- Middle Englishafter-
- Englishafter-
- Englishpeak
- Englishafterpeak
Translations
Dutch achterpiek
- achterpiekcompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Finnish peräpiikki
- peräpiikkicompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
German Achterpiek, Hinterpiek
- Achterpiekcompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
- Hinterpiekcompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Italian gavone di poppa
- gavone di poppacompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Polish achterpik, skrajnik rufowy
- achterpikcompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
- skrajnik rufowycompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
- afterpikcompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Russian ахтерпи́к
- ахтерпи́к (axterpík)compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Swedish akterpik
- akterpikcompartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Ukrainian ахтерпік
- ахтерпік (axterpik)compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
Cite this entry
APA
afterpeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterpeak
MLA
“afterpeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterpeak. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterpeak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterpeak.
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