aft

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[ aft, ahft ]
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adverb
  1. at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.

adjective
  1. situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.

Origin of aft

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before 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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Other definitions for aft (2 of 4)

aft2
[ aft, ahft ]

adverbScot.
  1. oft.

Other definitions for aft. (3 of 4)

aft.

abbreviation
  1. afternoon.

Other definitions for A.F.T. (4 of 4)

A.F.T.

abbreviation
  1. American Federation of Teachers.

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How to use aft in a sentence

  • Then, for a wind had arisen, the man ran aft to the wheel, and Henry Burns saw the strange yacht go sailing out of the harbour.

    The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
  • On the deck, forward and aft, are hatchways which give entrance to the bow and stern compartments respectively.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.

British Dictionary definitions for aft

aft

/ (ɑːft) /


adverb, adjective
  1. mainly nautical towards or at the stern or rear: the aft deck; aft of the engines

Origin of aft

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C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft

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