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abaft

[ uh-baft, uh-bahft ]
/ əË?bæft, É™Ë?bÉ‘ft /
Nautical
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preposition
to the rear of; aft of: the fife rail abaft the mainmast.
adverb
in the direction of the stern; astern; aft.
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Origin of abaft

1225–75; Middle English on baft, abaft, equivalent to a-1 and onon + baft,Old English bæftan contraction of be + æftan.See by1 aft1

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Words related to abaft

astern, back, behind, rearward

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British Dictionary definitions for abaft

abaft
/ (É™Ë?bÉ‘Ë?ft) nautical /
adverb, adjective (postpositive)
closer to the stern than to another place on a vesselwith the wind abaft
preposition
behind; aft ofabaft the mast

Word Origin for abaft

C13: on baft; baft from Old English beæftan, from be by + æftan behind
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