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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abaft
(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. [First attested around the late 15th century.]
abaft (comparative more abaft, superlative most abaft)
(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
(nautical, obsolete) Backwards. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 15th century.]
• BAFTA, bafta
Source: Wiktionary
A*baft", prep. Etym: [Pref. a-on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. beæftan; be by + æftan behind. See After, Aft, By.] (Naut.)
Definition: Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse. Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
A*baft", adv. (Naut.)
Definition: Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
