About The Word Abaft
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Abaft
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What's The Definition Of Abaft?
[adv] at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Abaft: aft | astern Related Terms | Find terms related to Abaft: See Also | Abaft In Webster's Dictionary \A*baft"\ ([.a]*b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft,
baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See
{After}, {Aft}, {By}.] (Naut.)
Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
{Abaft the beam}. See under {Beam}.
\A*baft"\, adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft. |
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