abaft
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views updated May 18 2018a·baft / əˈbaft/ Naut. •
adv. in or behind the stern of a ship.•
prep. nearer the stern than; behind.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
abaft
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views updated May 14 2018abaft (esp. naut.) in or to the rear (of). XIII. ME.
o(n) baft, i.e. ON, A-1 and
baft, OE.
beæftan behind.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
