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Etymology
From a- "on" + Old English baft, baften, biaften, Anglo Saxon beæftan; be "by" + æftan "behind". See after, aft, by

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ft|-��ft

Preposition
abaft

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

#:abaft the wheelhouse.

Translations
trans-top|(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of
Bengali: পি�ন দি��, পশ��াদ�দি��, �াহা��র পি�ন�র �র�ধা�শ�
Finnish: takana, taakse
French: en arrière de, sur l'arrière de
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German: achtern, hintern
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ttbc|Vietnamese: sau, � �ằng sau, � phía sau

Adverb
abaft

1. nautical On the aft side

#:with the wind abaft
#:The mate sleeps abaft

Translations
trans-top|(nautical) On the aft side
Catalan: a popa
Finnish: perä|perässä, perä|perään, takaa
French: sur l'arrière or vers l'arrière
trans-mid
German: achteraus
Portuguese: pela popa, popa
Spanish: a popa
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ttbc|Vietnamese: � phía sau bánh lái, gần phía bánh lái

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