aft

¹

[ aft, ahft ]

adverb

1. at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:

   Stow the luggage aft.

adjective

1. situated toward or at the stern or tail:

   The aft sail was luffing.

aft

²

[ aft, ahft ]

adverb

, Scot.

1. oft.

aft.

³

abbreviation for

1. afternoon.

A.F.T.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. American Federation of Teachers.

aft

/ ɑːft /

adverb

1. nautical towards or at the stern or rear

   the aft deck

   aft of the engines

Word History and Origins

Origin of aft¹

before 950; Middle English afte, Old English æftan from behind, equivalent to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; cognate with Old Frisian efta, Old Saxon, Old High German aftan, Gothic aftana, Old Norse aptan, Greek opís ( s ) ō behind; not akin to Greek apó off

Word History and Origins

Origin of aft¹

C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft

Example Sentences

AFT Local 1570, a union of teaching assistants formed at UC Berkeley in the throes of the campus free speech movement, voted in 1966 to strike against the University of California in response to police arresting students conducting a sit-in around a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

“Point 17K states you must make the energetic particle radiation density buffer bypass the aft tactical resonance coil,” Klawde said.

From Literature

In September, misdrilled holes were discovered in the 737 MAX aft pressure bulkhead, the domed fuselage cap that seals the rear of the passenger cabin and is installed at Spirit.

From Seattle Times

The FAA airworthiness directive on the 787 states that “damage was found during overhaul on multiple inlets around the Engine Anti-Ice duct within the inlet aft compartment.”

From Seattle Times

“It would have been irresponsible of AFT not to take action” after the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s history, Deputy Solicitor General Brian Fletcher told the court.

From Los Angeles Times