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abaft

[ uh-baft, uh-bahft ]
/ əˈbæft, əˈbɑft /
Nautical
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preposition

to the rear of; aft of: the fife rail abaft the mainmast.

adverb

in the direction of the stern; astern; aft.

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Origin of abaft

1225–75; Middle English on baft, abaft, equivalent to a-1 and onon + baft,Old English bæftan contraction of be + æftan.See by1 aft1

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Words related to abaft

astern, back, behind, rearward

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British Dictionary definitions for abaft

abaft
/ (əˈbɑːft) nautical /

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

closer to the stern than to another place on a vesselwith the wind abaft

preposition

behind; aft ofabaft the mast

Word Origin for abaft

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