Word: aftercastles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
ter
ca
stles
Definition: Plural of aftercastle; the stern structure behind the mizzenmast and above the transom on large sailing ships, such as carracks, caravels, galleons and galleasses
Morphemes:
Affix: after-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting something which follows the second element of the compound.
Affix: castle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: castrum
Language: la
Decoded: castrum
Meaning: camp, fort, citadel, stronghold
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.