About The Word Aft
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Aft
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What's The Definition Of Aft?
[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 Aft: abaft | astern Related Terms | Find terms related to Aft: abaft | after | aftermost | astern | back | backward | baft | fore and aft | hind | hinder | hindermost | hindhand | hindmost | posterior | postern | rear | rearmost | rearward | retrograde | tail See Also | Aft In Webster's Dictionary \Aft\ ([.a]ft), adv. & a. [AS. [ae]ftan behind; orig.
superl. of of, off. See {After}.] (Naut.)
Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
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