aft section

collocation in English

meaningsofaftandsection

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aft
adjective
adverb
uk
/ɑːft/us
/æft/
in or towards the back part of ...
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section
noun
uk
/ˈsek.ʃən/us
/ˈsek.ʃən/
one of the parts that something is ...
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(Definition ofaftandsectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The planes are completely black, with a silver fern motif covering theaftsectionof the fuselage.
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Theaftsectiondid not begin sinking until half an hour after the collision, completely submerging just after midnight.
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The engines were in theaftsectionand the batteries in the forward section.
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When the plane hit the ground theaftsectionbroke off and the open end acted like a giant scoop packing in the snow.
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The forward part opened sideways and theaftsectionwas rear hinged.
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The longer forward part opened to the side and the shortaftsectionto the rear.
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Theaftsectiondid not begin sinking until half an hour after the collision, and did not completely submerge until 00:18.
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The single engine aircraft had a composite (mostly carbon fibre) fuselage with a light alloyaftsection.
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The salvor who threatened to use explosives on the wreck carried through, damaging the conning tower and causing theaftsectionto come loose.
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The rearward motion of the boat drove the sinkingaftsectionfurther under water.
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The fitting of the loading mechanism required increasing theaftsectionof the turret.
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Theaftsectiondid not begin sinking until half an hour after the collision, and did not completely submerge until just after midnight.
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Theaftsectionof the submarine contains two ducts for the caterpillar drive.
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It was at this point that a civilian and business sector was built into theaftsectionhull.
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Its centre section opened to the side and theaftsectionto the rear.
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A near miss flooded heraftsection, and engine room.
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The fuselage separated into three sections with the forward section resting on part of the elevated light stanchion and theaftsectionpartially submerged.
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Expended hydraulic fluid burned in first stageaftsection, damaging nozzle feedback cables causing loss of simbal control and tumbling.
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Supercritical aerofoils employ a flattened upper surface, highly cambered (curved)aftsection, and greater leading edge radius as compared to traditional aerofoil shapes.
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