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Abaft
Preposition
Definitions
1.
Preposition
Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse."
2.
Adverb
On the aft side; in the stern.
"We drifted with the wind abaft.; The mate sleeps abaft."
3.
Adverb
Backwards.
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