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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Abaft

/(ȧ*bȧft")/ · A·baft · IPA /əˈbæft/
01 prep. Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
  1. 1.
    Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Abaft the beam — See under Beam.
02 adv. Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
  1. 1.
    Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.(Naut.)