ABAFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abaft mean? 

• ABAFT (adverb)
  The adverb ABAFT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ABAFT used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABAFT (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

abaft; aft; astern

Context example:

the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about

 Context examples 

"And my gog! how could they be otherwise? Look at that one, the aftest abaft the bier-bank: read it!"

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

We aud folks that be daffled, and with one foot abaft the krok-hooal, don't altogether like to think of it, and we don't want to feel scart of it; an' that's why I've took to makin' light of it, so that I'd cheer up my own heart a bit.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)