aft
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7.0
- adjective
- /æft/
- Specialized
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hacia la popa
- The crew secured cargo in the aft section of the ship to maintain balance.
- the aft end
- fore and aft
- aft forces
OK, so the truncated cone is will appear in just about every section of the engine from the the front end to the aft end.
- OK, so the truncated cone is will appear in just about every section of the engine from the the front end to the aft end.
Examples
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The captain instructed everyone to move to the aft deck for the safety briefing.
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Each morning before breakfast, the Class I boys march down to the aft deck for calisthenics.
Fiction book (1995) -
No, it's back aft here.
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I think I'll go aft and have a sandwich.
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I'm gonna have to run back and operate the aft gun manually.
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We lost targeting on one of our aft gun turrets again!
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As we track alongside the massive airframe, holding on to the section just aft of the wing juncture.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rascal and Clay are sitting on the floor against the left aft bulkhead.
Fiction book (1990) -
There were the boys, swaying eight feet above our aft deck, clutching at the platform's rigging.
Fiction book (1995) -
The boat slices ahead along the atoll's outermost palm border, and the aft motor backfires with puffs of smoke.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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7.9
Toward the rear of a ship or plane
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7.4
The back part of a group or line
Towards the back of a ship or plane
Toward the back of a ship or boat
Toward the back end of an animal or object
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A triangular sail fixed to a horizontal pole near the top of a mast to catch wind
How Forward
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aft comes from an old English word æftan meaning 'behind' or 'toward the back'. It is the same root as the common word after, so when something is aft it is at the back of a ship or the tail of a plane.