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Meaning of word aft from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

aft   adjective

Meaning : (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail.

Situated at or toward the bow of a vessel.

fore

aft   adverb

Meaning : At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.

Example : Stow the luggage aft.
Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft.
The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about.

Synonyms : abaft, astern

Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane.

The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments.
fore, forward