Abaft
Abaft (ȧ*bȧft") , preposition
[Prefix a- on + Old English baft, baften, biaften, Anglo-Saxon beaftan; be by + aftan behind. See After, Aft, By.]
(Nautical) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
Collocations (1)
Abaft the beam , See under Beam.
Abaft , adverb
(Nautical) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.