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abaft

[ uh-baft, uh-bahft ]

preposition

  1. to the rear of; aft of:

    the fife rail abaft the mainmast.



adverb

  1. in the direction of the stern; astern; aft.

abaft

/ əˈbɑːft /

adverb

  1. closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel

    with the wind abaft

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


preposition

  1. behind; aft of

    abaft the mast

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abaft1

1225–75; Middle English on baft, abaft, equivalent to a- 1 and on on + baft, Old English bæftan contraction of be + æftan. See by aft 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abaft1

C13: on baft; baft from Old English beæftan, from be by + æftan behind
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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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