It's a nautical term for the rear, as fore is a term for the front.
Its the back. Fore is toward the front (forward) and aft is toward the rear. If something is running "fore and aft" is is parallel to the centerline of the ship. Like the line of masts in a multi-masted ship.
Definitions of abaft on the Web: * aft: 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 ...wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn * Abaft is a nautical expression indicating a point that is behind a given part of a boat or ship. For example, "abaft the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel (chimney). (If not qualified, abaft means "behind the mid-point of a ship or group of ships".)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaft * On the aft side; Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft ofen.wiktionary.org/wiki/abaft * Toward the rear of the boat, behind the boat.terrax.org/sailing/glossary/ga.aspx
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Aft is a word commonly used when sailing to indicate near or around the stern of a boat or ship. It can also be used to indicate the tail of an aircraft.
Regarding Boat and ships: Aft Regarding golf: Oops, call 911
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The stern is the back end of the ship, the bow is the front end of the ship. Aft means close to or toward the stern of the ship eg Move the luggage aft Forward means close to or toward the bow of a ship. eg Move the luggage forward
Get aft before the bow sinks any further! Let's go aft! The aft anchor will be found in the aft locker.
The rear of a ship is called the stern aft To go to the rear is called going aft. The aft most part is the stern The rear of a ship or boat is called the "Aft" or the "aft end". Examples: "Take that line aft!". "When we turn, are you sure the aft end will clear that bouy?" Also nautically, "avast"The stern is the aft part of a ship or boat.
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After end (aft). The after end (aft) of a boat is the stern, the rear end of the boat. Ship's 'behind' if you will.
The stern of the ship is aft, mister!
The question should be "What is aft on a sailboat?" since it is a direction, not a thing. Aft (or after) is anything toward the rear of the boat.
Aft is the back of a boat, the front is known as the fore
Aft is the back of the boat
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Fore is the front of the boat, Aft is the back.Armed Forces Tribunal