AFT Meaning of AFT in English [ α :ft ]■ adverb & adjective at, near, or towards the stern of a ship or tail of an aircr~.OriginC17: prob. from obs. b~ (see ab~ ), influenced by Low Ger. and Du. achter 'ab~, ~er'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004