abaft
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
A·baft′ (ȧ-bȧft′), preposition
Origin: Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. beæftan; be by + æftan behind. See After, Aft, By.
Nautical Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
A·baft′ adverb
Nautical Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54