Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aft"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aft \Aft\ ([.a]ft), adv. & a. [AS. [ae]ftan behind; orig.
superl. of of, off. See {After}.] (Naut.)
Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aft
adj : (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or
tail [syn: {aft(a)}] [ant: {fore(a)}]
adv : 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 with the wind abaft";
"the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was
about" [syn: {abaft}, {astern}] [ant: {fore}]
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