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It is an Old English word 'baeftan' meaning backwards, and since the middle ages referred exclusively to ships

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What is a synonym for the word aft?

abaft. astern.


What is a five letter word for sternward?

ABAFT


What is a 5 letter word for stern ward?

abaft


Can you give a sentence using the word 'abaft'?

The Dictionary term for abaft (preposition or adverb) is: (prep)- to the rear of; to the stern/back (the rear of a boat) (adverb)- at or towards the back/rear/stern Sentences: (prep) The captain looked abaft the boat. --(he looked to the back of the boat) (abaft is the preposition and the boat is the object of the preposition) You, get abaft me. --(telling someone to get behind you) (abaft = preposition, me = Object of Preposition) (adv)- The cow is eating abaft of the barn. --(The cow is eating behind/at the rear of the barn) (verb- is eating, adverb- abaft, prep- of, Object of Prep- the barn)


What abaft means?

Abaft means "to the rear of or in the direction of the stern".


What is the meaning of the word abaft?

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


What is the nautical term for 'in or around the stern of a ship'?

Astern. Aft - towards the stern. Abaft - aft of a given point (e.g. abaft the mainmast).


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Nautical term meaning in or behind the stern of a ship?

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