فأخر adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
فِي مُؤَخَّرَة adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
خَلْف prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
ورا prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Bengali

3 entries

জাহাজের পিছনের অর্ধাংশে prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
পশ্চাদ্দিকে prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
পিছন দিকে prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Bulgarian

2 entries

към кърмата prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
назад prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Catalan

1 entries

a popa adv ((nautical) on the aft side)

Czech

1 entries

na zádi prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Dutch

3 entries

achteruit adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
naar achter adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
achterlijker dan prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Estonian

2 entries

ahtris adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
ahtris prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Finnish

4 entries

perässä adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
perään adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
takaa adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
taakse prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

French

4 entries

sur l'arrière adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
vers l'arrière adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
en arrière de prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
sur l'arrière de prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Georgian

2 entries

კიჩოზე prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
უკან prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

German

4 entries

achteraus adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
achtern adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
achtern prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
hintern prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Ido

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dop prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Italian

3 entries

a poppa adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
a poppavia adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
verso poppa adv ((nautical) on the aft side)

Manx

4 entries

gys jerrey ny lhuingey adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
gys y stiur adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
cooyl (aym) prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
ny yei (my yei) prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Norwegian

4 entries

aktenfor prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
akter prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
akterlig prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
akterut prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Portuguese

1 entries

à popa adv ((nautical) on the aft side)

Russian

4 entries

на корме́ prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
позади́ prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
с кормы́ prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)
сза́ди prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Spanish

2 entries

a popa adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
a popa prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Turkish

2 entries

kıç tarafında adv ((nautical) on the aft side)
geride prep ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of)

Sample sentences

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The lifeboats were located abaft the ship, near the stern.

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The captain stood abaft the helm, keeping a watchful eye on the horizon.

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The captain stood abaft the helm, steering the ship.

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We enjoyed the view from the deck, gazing abaft at the coastline.

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