Aft

//ɑːft//

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The word "aft" can be used as noun, proper noun, adverb, adverb, adjective and adjective.

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Derived Terms

aft-most aftcastle aftmost aftward aftwards fore and aft

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Related Terms

after fore-and-aft

Related Terms

after airplane back boat day early evening noon ship stern time vessel

Similar Terms

after after aftermost aftermost back

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.