aft
▪ I. aft BrE [ɑːft] NAmE [æft] adverb (technical) in, near or towards the back of a ship or an aircraft •fore and aft of the cockpit Word Origin: [aft] early 17th cent.: probably from obsolete baft ‘in the rear’, influenced by Low German and Dutch achter ‘abaft, after’. ▪ II. aft adjective •The ship was moored to the dock fore and aft. compare ↑fore Main entry: ↑aftderived
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