abaft
Use Abaft in a sentence
preposition
1.
to the rear of; aft of: the fife rail abaft the mainmast.
adverb
2.
in the direction of the stern; astern; aft.
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| —adv, —adj | |
| 1. | closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel: with the wind abaft |
| —prep | |
| 2. | behind; aft of: abaft the mast |
| [C13: on baft; baft from Old English beæftan, from be by + æftan behind] | |
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Word Origin & History
abaft
O.E. on bæftan "backwards," the second component itself a compound of be "by" + æftan "aft" (see aft). Since M.E. used exclusively of ships, the stern being the "after" part of a vessel.
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Example sentences
The next level, reached by stairs running inside abaft the galley, covers only half the area of the deckhouse.
Abaft the pilothouse is a riveted steel tower, atop which sits one of the deck monitors.
The after bunkroom is located aft abaft the electrical panel.
The deckhouse abaft the pilothouse contains the pantry and the main saloon.
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