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(ə baft′, -bäft′)

adverb

at or toward the stern or rear of a ship; aft

Origin: ME o baft < OE on, on + bæftan < be, by + æftan, aft

Naut. to the rear of; behind: located just abaft the bridge

See abaft in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb

Toward the stern.

preposition

Toward the stern from.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English on baft

Origin: : on, at; see on

Origin: + baft, to the rear (from Old English beǽftan, behind : be, by, at; see ambhi in Indo-European roots + ǽftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots)

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