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Webster 1913 Edition
Abaft
Webster 1828 Edition
Abaft
AB'AFT
,adv.
A sea-term signifying in or at the hinder part of a ship, or the parts which lie towards the stern; opposed to afore. Relatively it denotes further aft or towards the stern; as abaft the mainmast. Abaft the beam, is in that arch of the horizon which is between a line drawn at right angles with the keel, and the point to which the stern is directed. It is often contracted into aft.
Definition 2024
abaft
abaft
English
Preposition
abaft
- (nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. [First attested around the late 15th century.][3]
- abaft the wheelhouse.
Translations
(nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of
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Adverb
abaft (comparative more abaft, superlative most abaft)
- (nautical, obsolete) Backwards. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 15th century.][3]
- (nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17th century.][3]
- with the wind abaft
- The mate sleeps abaft
Translations
(nautical) on the aft side
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References
- ↑ Morris, William, editor (1969) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., ISBN 0-395-09066-0, published 1971, page 1
- ↑ Urdang, Laurence, editor (1975) The Random House College Dictionary, New York, NY: Random House, Inc., ISBN 0-394-43600-8, published 1984, page 1
- 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2