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abaft

UK/əˈbɑːft/ US/əˈbæft/ uncommon obsolete

adverb

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”
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Origin

From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.

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