Definition of afterguard
1
: the sailors stationed on the poop or after part of a ship
2
: the decision-making members of a sailboat racing team usually including a helmsman, tactician, and navigator
Test Your Vocabulary
Words Named After People
-
- Namesake of the leotard, Jules Léotard had what profession?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share afterguard
Time Traveler for afterguard
The first known use of afterguard was in 1750
See more words from the same year