ABAFT


Meaning of ABAFT in English

/ əˈbɑːft; NAmE əˈbæft/ adverb

( technical ) in or behind the stern (= back end) of a ship

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense backwards ): from a- to, towards (expressing motion) + archaic baft in the rear .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.