English adverb: abaft | |||
| 1. | abaft at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | aft, astern | ||
| Antonyms | fore, forward | ||