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.
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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.
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Not usually. It is usually a preposition or conjunction. It does have archaic or maritime use as an adjective: - Later years may be described as "after years" - The rear (aft) of a ship is the "after end" of the 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
The stern of the ship is aft, mister!
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.
The front end of the ship is called the "Bow". On early ships many had what was called an "Forecastle" which was on the bow of the ship. This raised "castle" was useful in observing the enemy's decks.
The "aft" of a ship is the rear of the ship. Sometimes called the "Fan tail"
Aft is the back of the boat
the ship's aft is safer than the forward bcos if the ship sinks or capsizes in most cases the stem will go into the water first .... so there is a greater possibility of escaping if a person is in the aft of the ship...
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The rear of the ship is called the "stern". The front is called the "bow". The rear direction in a ship is "aft". (head "aft" to get to the "stern").
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
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 back end of the ship.
AFT on a cruise ship refers to the rear section or back of the vessel. It's opposite to the bow, which is the front of the ship. The term is often used in navigation and ship layout, indicating locations, amenities, or activities situated towards the back of the ship. For example, an aft cabin would be located at the back of the ship.