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Definition of Abaft
1. Adverb. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane. "The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
Definition of Abaft
1. prep. Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
2. adv. Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
Definition of Abaft
1. Preposition. (nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of ¹
2. Adverb. (nautical) On the aft side; toward the stern. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abaft
1. toward the stern [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abaft
Literary usage of Abaft
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1858)
"abaft, a nautical term. abaft is the opposite of afore, and is an adverb signifying
the stern or hindmost part of the ship; thus, an officer orders one of ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"At 2:35 p. м. this vessel waa struck just abaft the starboard paddle-boi by an
elongated (probably percussion) shell, from a six-and-half-inch rifled gun, ..."
3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"At forty-five minutes after twelve he succeeded, and began to fire into her ; in
ten minutes afterwards the Trompeuse blew up abaft and struck her colours, ..."
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