Abaft

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Toward the stern.
  • preposition. Toward the stern from.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • preposition. Behind; toward the stern from.
  • ad. Toward the stern; aft.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Nautical, behind; aft; in or at the back or hind part of a ship, or the parts which lie toward the stern: opposed to forward; relatively, further aft, or toward the stern: as, abaft the mainmast (astern).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
    • Cross Reference
    abaft the beam   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    behind    aft    backward   
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