Meaning

1 senses
  1. Located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane

More definitions
  • (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The aft part of the boat felt less windy.

  2. Mike entered the fore of the plane, but his seat was located in the final row at the aft of the plane.

  3. Starboard is the right-hand side of a ship as seen from aft to fore. The left-hand side is port.

    deSteuerbord ist, vom Heck zum Bug gesehen, die rechte Seite eines Schiffs. Die linke nennt man Backbord. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See afte

From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.

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Forms

further aft/farther aft/more aft, furthest aft/farthest aft/most aft

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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