aft
1[ aft, ahft ]
/ æft, ɑft /
adverb
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.
adjective
situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.
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1before 950; Middle English afte,Old English æftan from behind, equivalent to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; cognate with Old Frisian efta,Old Saxon, Old High German aftan,Gothic aftana,Old Norse aptan,Greek opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Greek apóoff
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aft.
afternoon.
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A.F.T.
American Federation of Teachers.
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British Dictionary definitions for aft
aft
/ (ɑːft) /
adverb, adjective
mainly nautical towards or at the stern or rearthe aft deck; aft of the engines
Word Origin for aft
C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft
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