abaft

UK /əˈbɑːft/ US /əˈbæft/

adv 2prep 1

Collocations

ADJ.

near

VERB + ABAFT

fell, gathered, gazing, located, sleeps, stood, wind

ABAFT + NOUN

coastline, helm, wheelhouse

PREP.

from, off, with

ADV.

gally

Definitions

prep

Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.

The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse.

[…] two drunken Turkes, that were in the Frigot with twelue others, discharged two Calieuers, with which they killed two Souldiours, that stood abaft our Gally.

adv

On the aft side; in the stern.

We drifted with the wind abaft.

The mate sleeps abaft.

Backwards.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airpl

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse.

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[…] two drunken Turkes, that were in the Frigot with twelue others, discharged two Calieuers, with which they killed two Souldiours, that stood abaft our Gally.

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1773, James Cook, An Account of a Voyage Around the World, Book 3, Chapter 5, in John Hawkesworth (ed.), An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty: for Making Discoverie

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We drifted with the wind abaft.

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The mate sleeps abaft.

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The Exchange also being farther from the fire, afterward was more easily cleared, and fell off from abaft.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, abaft is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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