Abaft

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abaft \A*baft"\, adv. (Naut.)
     Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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" [syn: {aft}, {astern}] [ant: {fore}]