Meaning of AFT
Pronunciation: | | aft
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[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" |
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AFT is a 3 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | abaft, astern |
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| Antonyms: | | fore, forward | | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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.
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| Related Terms: | | abaft, after, aftermost, astern, back, backward, baft, fore and aft, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, retrograde, tail |
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