toward the back of a ship
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Aft Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(adv. & a.)
Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutNear or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
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afront \a*front"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + front.] in front; face to face. -- prep. in front of.
Adjective
1. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
(synonym) aft(a)
(antonym) fore(a)
(similar) after(a)
(see-also) back(a)
Adverb
1. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "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"
(synonym) abaft, astern
(antonym) fore, forward
Aft Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or a spacecraft.
toward or near the stern of a ship or offshore drilling rig.
Aft Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Aft Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Aft Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
AFT is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:
- Accelerated failure time model, a statistical model used in survival analysis
- Adiabatic flame temperature
- Advanced Format technologies
- Ali Farka Touré
- Afghanistan Time
- AFt phase in cement chemistry, of which ettringite is the most prominent example
- American Farmland Trust
- American Federation of Teachers
- American Folklore Theatre
- Americans For Fair Taxation
- Amniotic fluid test, a synonym for Amniocentesis
- Authenticated firewall traversal, in version 5 of SOCKS, an Internet protocol
- Automatic Fine Tuning, another name for Automatic Frequency Control in TV and radio receivers
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- For the acronym, see AFT (disambiguation).
- The corresponding adjective, in distinguishing one feature of the vessel from another is after. See the caption to the right. Its antonym is forward.
- The corresponding preposition is abaft. For example, the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast. Its antonym is before or, in a more clumsy form, forward of.
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Aft Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
In, near, or toward the stern of the vessel.
Toward the stern
Aft Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
