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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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abaft1
Example Sentences
There was not a sail on the horizon, or a storm cloud in the sky; just a fair wind abaft the beam and the Astrea reaching for the Cape.
He made his way just abaft of the cabin, then stood squinting up at the Susan Marie’s guys and stays and at the peaks of her stabilizer bars.
In the midst of the mêlée a hostile light cruiser, tearing at 27 knots, rammed the Velocity, cutting her completely in twain just abaft the after engine-room bulkhead.
At the forward end it contained 34 staterooms and abaft these a number of public rooms, etc., for first-class passengers, including two first-class entrances and stairway, reading room, lounge, and the smoke room.
They have three funnels; one almost amidships, another aft; whereas the third, which is considerably more slender than the others, is situated abaft the mainmast, immediately in rear of the bridge.
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