Definition of Aft in English :

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Aft meaning in English

Meaning of Aft in English

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Aft

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Adjective

1. aft

(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

Adverb

2. abaft, aft, astern

at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

Example Sentences:
'stow the luggage aft'
'ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft'
'the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Aft

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adverb, adjective
mainly nautical
towards or at the stern or rear
the aft deck
aft of the engines

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Aft

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adverb
at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft
Smith is stationed aft during all emergency drills
afternoon

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Aft

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abbr.
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adv. & adj.
At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or spacecraft.

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