ADVERB | all | abaft, aft, astern | at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane |
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Meaning | At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane. | |
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Example | "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft" | |
Synonyms | aft, astern | |
Opposite | fore, forward | near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane |
Spanish | a popa | |
Catalan | a popa |
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