abaft

English

Etymology

From a- (“on”) + Middle English baft, baften, biaften, Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑːft

Preposition

abaft

1. (nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of

   abaft the wheelhouse.

Translations

(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of

Bengali: পিছন দিকে, পশ্চাদ্দিকে, জাহাজের পিছনের অর্ধাংশে Bulgarian: назад (bg), към кърмата (bg) Finnish: takana (fi), taakse (fi) French: en arrière de, sur l'arrière de

German: achtern, hintern Norwegian: akter (no), akterut (no), aktenfor (no), akterlig (no) Spanish: a popa (es) Vietnamese: sau, ở đằng sau, ở phía sau

Adverb

abaft

1. (nautical) On the aft side

   with the wind abaft

   The mate sleeps abaft

Translations

(nautical) On the aft side

Catalan: a popa Finnish: perässä (fi), perään (fi), takaa (fi) French: sur l'arrière or vers l'arrière German: achteraus (de)

Portuguese: pela popa, popa Spanish: a popa Vietnamese: ở phía sau bánh lái, gần phía bánh lái

Related terms

• aft
• after

Shorthand

• Gregg (Version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, Pre-Anniversary): a - b - a - f - t

Anagrams

• BAFTA