| 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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