Definitions for abaftəˈbæft, əˈbɑft
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•baft*əˈbæft, əˈbɑft
(prep.)to the rear of; aft of; behind.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(adv.)toward the stern; astern; aft.
Category: Nautical, Navy
* Naut..
Origin of abaft:
1225–75; ME on baft, abaft=a -1 and onon+baft, OE bæftan contr. of be+æftan. See by1, aft1
Princeton's WordNet
aft, abaft, astern(adverb)
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
"stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
Wiktionary
abaft(Adverb)
On the aft side
abaft(Preposition)
Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of
abaft the wheelhouse.
Origin: * First attested in 1594.
Webster Dictionary
Abaft(u)
behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse
Abaft(adverb)
toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft
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