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abaft

adverb

at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

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Word length
5
Starts with
A
Ends with
T
Contains
BA
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

əˈbæft

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adverb

  1. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

    “stow the luggage aft”

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Example Sentences

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

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