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Aft
Definitions
- 1 located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
- 1 (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail wordnet
- 1 At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
"I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw a sea strike the boat aft, which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone."
- 1 at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane wordnet
- 1 Initialism of American Federation of Teachers. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel. uncountable, usually
"Holonyms: watercraft < vessel"
- 2 Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening. alt-of, alternative, dated, slang
"A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's"."
Etymology
From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
Clipping of afternoon.
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