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Audio Help [aft, ahft] Pronunciation Key Nautical, Aeronautics
Audio Help [aft, ahft] Pronunciation Key Nautical, Aeronautics –adverb
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| 1. | at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft. |
| 2. | situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing. |
[Origin: bef. 950; ME afte, OE æftan from behind, equiv. to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; c. OFris efta, OS, OHG aftan, Goth aftana, ON aptan, Gk opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Gk apó off]
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adv. & adj. At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or spacecraft. [Middle English afte, back, from Old English æftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots.] |
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O.E. æftan "behind, farthest back," from superl. of O.E. æf, af, of "off," from P.Gmc. *af-, from PIE root *apo- "off, away" (cf. Goth. aftana "from behind;" see apo-). Now purely nautical.
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| 1. | (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail [ant: fore] |
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| 1. | at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" [ant: fore] |
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A*baft"\ ([.a]*b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See After, Aft, By.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse. Abaft the beam. See under Beam.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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