aft (r)
abaft (r)
astern#1 (r)

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type r
lex_filenum 02
def at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
examples 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
Outgoing links
Antonym aft → fore
Incoming links
Antonym fore → aft

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