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¹aft

adv \ˈaft\

Definition of AFT

: near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft <called all hands aft>

Examples of AFT

1. We stood on the ship's deck facing aft.
2. The plane's exits are located fore and aft.

Origin of AFT

Middle English afte back, from Old English æftan from behind, behind; akin to Old English æfter

First Known Use: 1580

Related to AFT

Synonyms: abaft, astern, sternward (or sternwards)

Antonyms: fore, forward

Related Words: after, back, backward (or backwards), behind, posteriorly, rearward (also rearwards)

Near Antonyms: anteriorly; ahead, before

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Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

Rhymes with AFT

craft, draft, graft, haft, kraft, raft, shaft, waft