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abaft
(/@/'b/&/ft )

preposition (pre)

  • Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane(adv.all)
    Example:
    Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft.
    Synonym:
    aft, astern
    Antonym:
    fore, forward
    source: wordnet30
  • Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.(adverb)
    source: webster1913
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