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abaft
abaft
/əˈbæft/
adverb
At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
(
abaft
,
astern
,
aft
)
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Stow the luggage aft
stow the luggage aft
Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
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