📖 Definitions of "Aft"
noun
- 1
The stern portion of a vessel.
adjective
- 1
Located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
adverb
- 1
At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abaft | (nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. |
| aftermost | (nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel. |
| astern | Behind (a vessel); in the rear. |
| afternoun | Behind; later in time; following. |
| sternnoun | Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. |
| tailnoun | (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca. |
| sternward | Towards the stern, aft. |
| mainmastnoun | (nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship. |
| rear-endverb | (transitive, automotive) Of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind. |
| linemannoun | A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman. |
| backseatnoun | To act in the manner of a back-seat driver or a back-seat gamer. |
| apcnoun | (military) Initialism of armored personnel carrier. [An armored vehicle for carrying infantry soldiers in combat.] |
| backsidenoun | (euphemistic) A person's buttocks. |
| neanoun | (US) Initialism of National Education Association. |
| atfnoun | (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives). |
| rearwardnoun | Toward the back or rear of something. |
| rearwards | Rearward. |
| longitudinalnoun | (sciences) Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once. |
| backwardnoun | Indicating position or direction. |
| behindnoun | At or in the rear or back part of something. |
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