aft

 : 
Adjective, Noun, Adverb

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective aft has 1 sense

Adverbial aft has 1 sense

  • aft(r = adv.all) abaft, astern - 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"
  • Antonym: fore

CIDE DICTIONARY

aftadv. & a. [AS. æftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After.].
     Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

aft, adv. Naut. & Aeron. at or towards the stern or tail.

Etymology
prob. f. ME baft: see ABAFT

THESAURUS

aft

abaft, after, aftermost, astern, back, backward, baft, fore and aft, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, retrograde, tail

ROGET THESAURUS

aft

Rear

N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.


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