abaft
On the aft side; in the sternOn the aft side; in the stern.
» The crew gathered abaft to prepare for docking.
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2 sensesOn the aft side; in the stern.
We drifted with the wind abaft.
The mate sleeps abaft.
achteraus, achtern
(obsolete)Backwards.
- at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Examples
5 sentencesThe crew gathered abaft to prepare for docking.
The captain stood abaft the helm, steering the ship.
The lifeboats were located abaft the ship, near the stern.
We enjoyed the view from the deck, gazing abaft at the coastline.
The captain stood abaft the helm, keeping a watchful eye on the horizon.
deDer Kapitän stand hinter dem Ruder, ein wachsames Auge auf den Horizont gerichtet. — Yorwba
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern EngliFrom Middle English obaft, baft, baften, from Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.
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Forms
more abaft, most abaft| Comparative | more abaft Lesson |
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| Superlative | most abaft |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.