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AFT
aft
(adjective) (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
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
Proper noun
AFT
Initialism of American Federation of Teachers.
Anagrams
• ATF, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, fat, taf
Etymology 1
Noun
aft (usually uncountable, plural afts)
(nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
Adverb
aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)
(nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
Synonyms
• abaft, astern
Antonyms
• fore, forward
Adjective
aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)
located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
Etymology 2
Noun
aft (plural afts)
(dated slang) Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.
Synonyms
• See afternoon
Anagrams
• ATF, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, fat, taf
Source: Wiktionary
Aft, adv. & a. Etym: [AS. æftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After.] (Naut.)
Definition: Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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