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Webster 1913 Edition


Aft

Aft

(ȧft)
,
adv.
&
Adj.
[AS.
æftan
behind; orig. superl. of
of
,
off
. See
After
.]
(Naut.)
Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aft

'AFT

,
Adj.
or adv.
In seaman's language, a word used to denote the stern or what pertains to the stern of a ship; as, the aft part of the ship; haul aft the main sheet, that is, further towards the stern. Fore and aft is the whole length of a ship. Right aft is in a direct line with the stern.

Definition 2024


aft

aft

See also: AFT

English

Noun

aft (usually uncountable, plural afts)

  1. (nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.

Adverb

aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

  1. (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
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Adjective

aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

  1. located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane

Etymology 2

A clipped form of afternoon.

Noun

aft (plural afts)

  1. (dated slang) Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.
    • 1898, The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly, Vol. 6, p. 27:
      A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".

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Albanian

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Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aweita, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁- (compare Ancient Greek ἀῦτμη (aûtmē) ‘breath’, Welsh awel ‘breeze’)[1].

Noun

aft m

  1. draft (wind, bellows)
  2. waft, whiff
  3. warmth from a fire

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References

  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.71

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑft
  • IPA(key): /ɑft/
  • Hyphenation: aft

Noun

aft f (plural aften, diminutive aftje n)

  1. aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth).

Scots

Etymology

Alteration of oft

Pronunciation

Adverb

aft

  1. Obsolete spelling of oft