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[syn: aft, abaft, astern]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abaft \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.
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Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abaft \A*baft"\, adv. (Naut.)
Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
abaft
adv 1: 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"
[syn: aft, abaft, astern] [ant: fore, forward]