Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Wheft · IPA /wɛft/ 01 n. See Waft, n., 4. 1. See Waft, n., 4.(Naut.) See: Waft 2. A kind of streamer or flag used either as a signal, or at the masthead for ornament or to indicate the direction of the wind to aid in steering.(Naut.)