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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aft1

C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft
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Example Sentences

The fore and aft have beautiful decks carved into them, and windows from various rooms too: it looks like a floating Apple device.

The New York State United Teachers, part of AFT, recently voted to pull its support for Common Core.

Jones then went aft to a locker near the stern, whence he returned with a mallet and chisel, and went below.

Then he jumped aft mighty quick, grabbed the wheel as cool as anything you ever saw, and had her under headway in no time.

Daily ascending the companion-ladder to the main-deck aft, she gradually faded from cognisance forward.

Then, for a wind had arisen, the man ran aft to the wheel, and Henry Burns saw the strange yacht go sailing out of the harbour.

On the deck, forward and aft, are hatchways which give entrance to the bow and stern compartments respectively.

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