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aft
UK /ɑːft/ US /æft/
noun 2adv 1adj 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
later
VERB + AFT
seen
AFT + NOUN
fore, he's, plane
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
Holonyms: watercraft < vessel
adv
1
At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw a sea strike the boat aft, which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone.
adj
1
located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
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Holonyms: watercraft < vessel
Wiktionary02
I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw
Wiktionary03
A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet r
Wiktionary04
There's gonna be an announcement later this aft, but he's targeting vulnerable people like yourselves, alright?
Wiktionary05
Mike entered the fore of the plane, but his seat was located in the final row at the aft of the plane.
Tatoeba · #846615306
The aft part of the boat felt less windy.
Tatoeba · #9139546Usage Notes
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