abaft
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abaft
- /əˈbɑːft/ UK
- /əˈbæft/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːft, -æft
Where it comes from
From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.
preposition baft
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Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse.
Similar: abaft of
adverb more abaft · most abaft · baft
- On the aft side; in the stern. We drifted with the wind abaft.
- Backwards.
Translations
Every language
prep (nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of
| Español | a popa |
|---|---|
| Français | en arrière de, sur l'arrière de |
| Deutsch | achtern, hintern |
| Русский | позади́ pozadí, сза́ди szádi, на корме́ na kormé, с кормы́ s kormý |
| العربية | خَلْف ḵalf |
adv (nautical) on the aft side
| Español | a popa |
|---|---|
| Português | à popa |
| Français | sur l'arrière, vers l'arrière |
| Deutsch | achteraus, achtern |
| Italiano | a poppa, verso poppa, a poppavia |
| العربية | فِي مُؤَخَّرَة fī muʔaḵḵara |
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