Abaft

Preposition

 * 1)  Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of
 * abaft the wheelhouse.

Adverb
abaft


 * 1)  On the aft side
 * with the wind abaft
 * The mate sleeps abaft

Synonyms for Abaft
aft, astern, behind, rear.

Antonyms for Abaft
forward, front, ahead.

Related terms

 * aft
 * after

Etymology
From a-: + baft:, baften:, biaften:,  beæftan:; be: (modern English by:) + æftan: (modern English after:). See also aft:.

Translations

 * Bengali: পিছন দিকে, পশ্চাদ্দিকে, জাহাজের পিছনের অর্ধাংশে
 * Bulgarian: назад, към кърмата
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: en arrière de, sur l'arrière de


 * German: achtern, hintern
 * Norwegian: akter, akterut, aktenfor, akterlig
 * Spanish: a popa
 * Vietnamese: sau, ở đằng sau, ở phía sau

Translations

 * Catalan: a popa
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: sur l'arrière or vers l'arrière
 * German:


 * Portuguese: pela popa, popa
 * Spanish: a popa
 * Vietnamese: ở phía sau bánh lái, gần phía bánh lái

Shorthand

 * Gregg (Version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, Pre-Anniversary): a - b - a - f - t

Anagrams

 * BAFTA

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