aft
- (a) (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
-
(r) 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
Synonyms
abaft asternAntonyms
fore forwardSee also
backWords of close approximity
AAA
aah
Aar
AAS
aba
ABB
ABC
ABM
Abo
ABS
aby
ACC
ace
act
ADA
ADD
ade
ADH
ado
ADP
adz
AEC
AFL
AFP
Aga
age
ago
aid
ail
aim
ain
air
Aix
a.k.a.
Aku
ala
alb
ale
Ali
all
alp
ALS
ALT
AMD
amp
ana
ane
ANG
ani
ANO
ANS
ant
Anu
any
APC
ape
Apr
apt
Ara
arb
arc
are
ark
arm
Arp
art
ash
ask
ASL
asp
ass
Ate
ATF
ATM
ATP
AUC
Aug
auk
Aum
avo
awe
awl
awn
axe
Ayr
azo
AZT
after
after a fashion
after all
afterbirth
afterburner
aftercare
afterdamp
afterdeck
aftereffect
afterglow
after hours
after-hours
afterimage
afterlife
aftermath
aftermost
afternoon
afternoon tea
afterpains
after part
afterpiece
afters
after-school
aftersensation
aftershaft
aftershafted
after-shave
after-shave lotion
aftershock
aftertaste
afterthought
afterward
afterwards
afterworld