abaft

Definitions


[əˈbɑːft], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- in or behind the stern of a ship
(e.g: a line of clouds was spotted abaft by the starboard lookout)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘backwards’): from a- (expressing motion) + archaic baft ‘in the rear’


[əˈbɑːft], (Preposition)

Definitions:
- nearer the stern than; behind
(e.g: the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘backwards’): from a- (expressing motion) + archaic baft ‘in the rear’




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