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"abaft" Definition

  1. prep. Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
  2. adv. Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.

More About abaft

Position in dictionary: 195 of 111710 words.
Word Type: prep., adv.,
Words that start with "abaft": 1
Words that end with "abaft": 1
Words that contain "abaft": 1
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English Dictionary Definition of abaft

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