Definition of abaft

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a·baft    (-bft) KEY  Nautical

ADVERB:

Toward the stern.

PREPOSITION:

Toward the stern from.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English on baft : on, at ; see on + baft, to the rear (from Old English beæftan, behind : be, by, at; see ambhi in Indo-European roots + æftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots)