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a·baft
(ə-băft′) Nauticalprep.
Toward the stern from.
adv.
Toward the stern.
[Middle English on baft : on, at; see on + baft, to the rear (from Old English beæftan, behind : be, by, at; see ambhi in Indo-European roots + æftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]
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abaft
(əˈbɑːft) nauticaladv, adj (postpositive)
(Nautical Terms) closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel: with the wind abaft.
prep
(Nautical Terms) behind; aft of: abaft the mast.
[C13: on baft; baft from Old English beæftan, from be by + æftan behind]
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a•baft
(əˈbæft, əˈbɑft)Naut. prep.
1. to the rear of; aft of; behind.
adv. 2. toward the stern; astern; aft.
[1225–75; Middle English on baft, abaft= a-1 and on on + baft, Old English bæftan contraction of be + æftan. See by1, aft1]
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Adv. | 1. | abaft - 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" |
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abaft
adv (Naut) → achtern
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