ABAFT

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

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Etymology

Preposition

abaft

(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. [First attested around the late 15^th century.]

Adverb

abaft (comparative more abaft, superlative most abaft)

(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]

(nautical, obsolete) Backwards. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 15^th century.]

Anagrams

• BAFTA, bafta

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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