Definition of abaft
:toward or at the stern :aft
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Examples of abaft in a Sentence
the lookout in the crow's nest warned that there was an enemy frigate abaft and bearing down hard on their ship
Origin and Etymology of abaft
Middle English, from a- + baft in the rear, from Old English bæftan, from be- + æftan behind — more at aft
Definition of abaft
:to the rear of;
specifically
:toward the stern from
Examples of abaft in a Sentence
a school of porpoises swam abaft the fishing boat
First Known Use of abaft
15th century
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