abaft
to the rear of; aft of: the fife rail abaft the mainmast.
in the direction of the stern; astern; aft.
Origin of abaft
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How to use abaft in a sentence
The corvette stood on the opposite tack until well abaft the beam.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick MarryatTheir leading ship a little abaft our lee-beam, distant one league.
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore CooperAfter that Tom led the way to the cook's galley, a mere closet of a place just abaft the foremast.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownA little abaft her beam a tugboat was blowing one long and two short, indicating her tow.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayChristy gave his mother and sister places on the sofa abaft of the wheel, and then looked into the position of the steamer.
Within The Enemy's Lines | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for abaft
/ (əˈbɑːft) nautical /
closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel: with the wind abaft
behind; aft of: abaft the mast
Origin of abaft
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