Abaft

[ə'bɑːft] or [ə'bæft]

Definition

(prep.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

(adv.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.

Edited by Henry

Synonyms and Synonymous

prep. (Naut.) Behind, back of, in the rear of.

ad. (Naut.) Aft, behind, astern, rearward, back, in the rear.

Edited by Guthrie

Definition

adv. and prep. on the aft hind or stern part of a ship: behind.

Typed by Jody