HyperDic: abaft

English > 1 sense of the word abaft:
ADVERBallabaft, aft, asternat or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
English > abaft: 1 sense > adverb 1
MeaningAt or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
Example "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"
Synonymsaft, astern
Oppositefore, forwardnear or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
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