Definition for: abaft

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English

Etymology

From a- "on" + Old English baft , baften , biaften , Anglo Saxon beæftan ; be "by" + æftan "behind". See after, aft, by

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːft

Preposition

abaft

1. ( nautical ) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

Derived terms

• abaft the beam

Translations

Adverb

abaft

1. ( nautical ) Nearer the stern than; aft of; as, to go abaft (the mainmast etc).

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Gregg

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

Other Translations for "abaft"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		.- -... .- ..-. -
Binary		1100001 1100010 1100001 1100110 1110100
Hex		6162616674
Pig Latin		abaftway

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