Mike entered the fore of the plane, but his seat was located in the final row at the aft of the plane.
Source: tatoeba (8466153)
Aft
//ɑːft//
Synonyms for "aft" (27 found)
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30 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- към кърмата adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- назад adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 船尾 noun (stern portion of a vessel)
Estonian
2 entries- ahter noun (stern portion of a vessel)
- pära noun (stern portion of a vessel)
Finnish
4 entries- perä adj (located at the back of a vessel)
- perässä adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- perään adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- ahteri noun (stern portion of a vessel)
French
2 entries- arrière adj (located at the back of a vessel)
- poupe noun (stern portion of a vessel)
German
2 entries- achtern adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- Heck noun (stern portion of a vessel)
Hungarian
4 entries- hátra adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- hátrafelé adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- hátul adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- far noun (stern portion of a vessel)
Irish
2 entries- sa deireadh adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- thiar sa deireadh adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
Italian
3 entries- a poppa adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- poppa noun (stern portion of a vessel)
- poppa noun (stern portion of a vessel)
Māori
1 entries- kei te kei adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
Russian
2 entries- к корме adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- на корме adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
Spanish
1 entries- a popa adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
Swedish
2 entries- akterut adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
- akteröver adv (at, near, or towards the stern)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The aft part of the boat felt less windy.
Source: tatoeba (9139546)
Starboard is the right-hand side of a ship as seen from aft to fore. The left-hand side is port.
Source: tatoeba (10329949)
Holonyms: watercraft < vessel
Source: wiktionary
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