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Keywords: Stern, Aft, Astern, Nearer, Rear

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Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

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Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.

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Towards the stem of a vessel.

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When one point on a boat is aft of the other, it is said to be abaft

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Behind, toward a vessel's stern.

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Behind you when you are facing forward.

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Towards the stern (rear) of the ship.

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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"

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On the after side of. Further towards the stern.

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Toward the rear of the boat, behind the boat.

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A point beyond the midpoint of a ships length, towards the rear or stern.

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Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind.

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behind or farther aft; astern or toward the stern.

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means in the direction toward the stern.

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Towards the stern (" to go abaft")

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A direction toward the stern.

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Behind or further towards the stern, behind the boat

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"Behind, or nearer the stern." (Underhill, 1978)

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Further aft. Towards or nearer the stern

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Towards the stern of the boat.

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At or toward the rear of the ship.

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Behind or towards the rear.

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behind or aft of, toward the stern

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Prep. Towards the stern. E.g., the mizzen mast is abaft the main mast.

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Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Aft

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Abaft is a nautical expression indicating a point that is behind a given part of a boat or ship. For example, "abaft the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel. (If not qualified, abaft means "behind the mid-point of a ship or group of ships".)

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