Definitions for abaft
əˈbæft, əˈbɑftabaft

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aft, abaft, asternadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. abaftadverb

   On the aft side

2. abaftpreposition

   Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of

   abaft the wheelhouse.

3. Etymology: * First attested in 1594.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abaftadverb

   From the fore-part of the ship, towards the stern. Dict.

   Etymology: of abaftan, Sax. Behind.

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1. abaft

   This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water (mostly though not necessarily on the sea). Some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries. The word nautical derives from the Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nautēs: "sailor", from naus: "ship". Further information on nautical terminology may also be found at Nautical metaphors in English, and additional military terms are listed in the Multiservice tactical brevity code article. Terms used in other fields associated with bodies of water can be found at Glossary of fishery terms, Glossary of underwater diving terminology, Glossary of rowing terms, and Glossary of meteorology.

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1. abaft

   Abaft is a nautical term used to describe a location or direction on a ship. It specifically refers to something located towards or in the rear part of a ship, or anything further back from the middle section of the ship. It is typically used in relation to the ship's bow (front).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abaft

   behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse

2. Abaftadverb

   toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft

3. Etymology: [Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. beftan; be by + ftan behind. See After, Aft, By.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abaft

   a-baft′, adv. and prep. on the aft, hind, or stern part of a ship: behind. [Pfx. a-, for A.S. on, on, and bæftan, after, behind; itself made up of pfx. be-, and æftan. See Aft.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abaft

   This word, generally speaking, means behind, inferred relatively, beginning from the stem and continuing towards the stern, that is, the hinder part of the ship.--Abaft the beam implies any direction between a supposed transverse line amidships and the stern, whether in or out of the ship. It is the relative situation of an object with the ship, when that object is placed in the arc of the horizon contained between a line at right angles with the keel and the point of the compass which is directly opposite the ship's course. An object--as a man overboard--is described by the look-out man at the mast-head as abeam, before, or abaft the beam, by so many points of the compass. As a vessel seen may be "three points before the beam," &c.

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1. BAFTA

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abaft in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abaft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abaft
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abaft
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=abaft
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaft
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abaft
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=abaft
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=abaft