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Dictionary: aft   (ăft) pronunciation
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.]


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adv. & adj. at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of a aircraft: he made his way to the aft cargo compartment.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Behind, from the naval term for the after section of the ship.

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IN BRIEF: Near or toward a boat's stern.

pronunciation The captain ordered the load to be placed aft.

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For the acronym, see AFT.

Aft, in naval terminology, is an adjective or adverb meaning, towards the stern (rear) of the ship, when the frame of reference is within the ship. Example: "Able Seaman Smith; lay aft!". Or; "What's happening aft?"

  • The corresponding adjective, in distinguishing one feature of the vessel from another is after. See the caption to the right. Its antonym is forward.
  • The corresponding preposition is abaft. For example, the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast. Its antonym is before or, in a more clumsy form, forward of.

Aft, also describes the direction of movement within an aircraft; that is, towards the tail. Example: "Let's go aft." It may also describe the back/tail location or region within an aircraft cabin. Example: "Aft lavatory."

The difference of aft and stern is that aft is the inside (onboard) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel.

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - agter, agterude
adj. - agter-

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterin (schip)

Français (French)
adv. - (Naut) sur, à, vers l'arrière
adj. - (Naut) sur, à, vers l'arrière

Deutsch (German)
adv. - (naut.) achtern
adj. - (naut.) achtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv., -
adj. - (ναυτ.) πρύμνηθεν, προς την πρύμνη

Italiano (Italian)
a poppa

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - de ou à popa (Náut.), de ou à ré (Náut.)
adj. - traseiro, posterior

Русский (Russian)
на корме

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a popa, en popa
adj. - de popa

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - akter ut
adj. - aktre, aktre-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在船尾, 近船尾, 向船尾, 船尾部的, 后部的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在船尾, 近船尾, 向船尾
adj. - 船尾部的, 後部的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 고물쪽으로
adj. - 고물의

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 船尾で, 尾翼で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) قرب أو نحو مؤخرة ألسفينه أو ألطائره (صفه) خلفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בירכתי הספינה או לכיוונם‬
adj. - ‮בירכתי הספינה או לכיוונם‬


 
 

 

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