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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abaft \A*baft"\ ([.a]*b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE baft, baften biaften AS be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See {After}, {Aft}, {By}.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from as abaft the wheelhouse. {Abaft the beam}. See under {Beam}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abaft \A*baft"\, adv (Naut.) Toward the stern; aft; as to go abaft. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abaft adv : at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "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" [syn: {aft}, {astern}] [ant: {fore}]
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