Definition of Abft
A*baft" (&adot;*b&adot;ft"), prep. [Pref.
a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS.
beæftan; be by + æftan behind. See
After, Aft, By.] (Naut.) Behind; toward
the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
A*baft", adv. (Naut.) Toward the
stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical): Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
- (nautical): Nearer the stern than; aft of; as, to go abaft (the mainmast etc).
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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