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abaft
[ uh-baft, uh-bahft ]
preposition
- to the rear of; aft of:
the fife rail abaft the mainmast.
adverb
- in the direction of the stern; astern; aft.
abaft
/ əˈbɑːft /
adverb
- closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel
with the wind abaft
preposition
- behind; aft of
abaft the mast
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Origin of abaft1
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Example Sentences
The corvette stood on the opposite tack until well abaft the beam.
Their leading ship a little abaft our lee-beam, distant one league.
After that Tom led the way to the cook's galley, a mere closet of a place just abaft the foremast.
A little abaft her beam a tugboat was blowing one long and two short, indicating her tow.
Christy gave his mother and sister places on the sofa abaft of the wheel, and then looked into the position of the steamer.
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