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Abaft

//əˈbɑːft// adv, prep

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    On the aft side; in the stern.

    "We drifted with the wind abaft."

  2. 2
    Backwards. obsolete
Adverb
  1. 1
    at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane wordnet
Preposition
  1. 1
    Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.

    "The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.

Etymology 2

From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.

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