aft
adjEtymology From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
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located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
aft
advUK /ɑːft/ · CA, US /æft/
Etymology From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
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Nautical, Transport At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw a sea strike the boat aft, which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 183:
- Related terms
- after, fore-and-aft