abaft
abaft is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse. Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
- 2.Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aback
- aft
- after
- aitchbone
- astern
- back
- background
- backside
- backwards
- behind
- bend
- bone
- breech
- bring
- buttock
- caudal
- chine
- coin
- croup
- crupper
- dorsal
- dorsum
- fall
- guard
- heelpiece
- hind
- hinder
- hindermost
- hindmost
- hinterland
- loin
- lumbar
- mizzen
- nape
- natch
- occiput
- other
- poop
- posterior
- posteriority
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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