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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[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.
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| Marine Corps Dictionary: Aft |
Behind, from the naval term for the after section of the ship.
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The captain ordered the load to be placed aft.
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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?"
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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| Translations: Aft |
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
Português (Portuguese)
adv. - de ou à popa (Náut.), de ou à ré (Náut.)
adj. - traseiro, posterior
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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