Definition of ABAFT (Meaning of ABAFT), a 5 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		u'baft


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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"

ABAFT is a 5 letter word that starts with A.
	Synonyms:	aft, astern

	Antonyms:	fore, forward


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Abaft"\ ([.a]b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See {After}, {Aft}, {By}.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse. {Abaft the beam}. See under {Beam}. \A*baft"\, adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.