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Aft

adjective

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

adverb

At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane. Synonyms: abaft, astern. "Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft" , "The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"

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... interesting enough to him at any other time, with their seamed bilious complexions of every degree of swarthiness, set off by the touches of colour in their sashes and head coverings, their strange cries and still more uncouth jocularity—but he soon tired of them, and wandered aft, where the steamer-chairs, their usefulness at an end for that voyage, were huddled together dripping and forlorn on the damp red deck. He was still standing by them, idly turning over the labels attached to their backs, and reading the names thereon without the slightest real curiosity, when ...

— The Giant's Robe • F. Anstey

... said; and as the head of Mr. Frere appeared above the companion, Blunt walked aft, feeling considerably bewildered, ...

— For the Term of His Natural Life • Marcus Clarke

... craft off sent her flying down the riband of sheltered water; but he set his lips and braced himself for an effort when they slid out past a point of froth-lapped shingle. There was already a white-topped sea running, and the spray from the oar-blades and the dinghy's bows blew aft into his companion's face in stinging wisps as he drove the plunging craft over it. Now and then an odd bucketful of brine came in and hit him on the back, while Miss Hamilton, who commenced to get very wet, shivered and drew her feet up as the water gathered deeper ...

— The Greater Power • Harold Bindloss

... down to the sea shore we drew our ship into the water and got her mast and sails into her; we also put the sheep on board and took our places, weeping and in great distress of mind. Circe, that great and cunning goddess, sent us a fair wind that blew dead aft and staid steadily with us keeping our sails all the time well filled; so we did whatever wanted doing to the ship's gear and let her go as the wind and helmsman headed her. All day long her sails were full as she held her course ...

— The Odyssey • Homer

... cover must prove in time of stress and foul weather. But George, believing that to do this would keep his boat out of the speed class, had declined to follow suit, using a tent instead, which was fastened to a ridge pole stretched at night-time fore and aft at a certain ...

— Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast - or Through Storm and Stress to Florida • Louis Arundel

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