Abaft
11abaft — a•baft [[t]əˈbæft, əˈbɑft[/t]] Naut. 1) naut. navig. to the rear of; aft of; behind 2) naut. navig. toward the stern; astern; aft • Etymology: 1225–75; ME on baft, abaft= a I and on on+baft, OE bæftan contr. of be+æftan. See by I, aft I …
12Abaft the beam — Abaft A*baft ([.a]*b[.a]ft ), prep. [Pref. a on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See {After}, {Aft}, {By}.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse. [1913 Webster] {Abaft the beam}. See …
13Abaft the beam — Beam Beam (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be[ a]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod …
14abaft — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a + baft in the rear, from Old English bæftan, from be + æftan behind more at aft Date: 15th century toward or at the stern ; aft II. preposition Date: 1594 to the rear of; specifically toward the stern… …
15abaft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. aft, astern, behind. See rear. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. aft, astern, rearward, behind, back …
16abaft — Toward the stern, or rear, of a ship …
17abaft — toward or at the stern of a ship; further aft Forthright s Forsoothery Nautical Terms …
18abaft — a·baft || É™ bÉ‘Ëft adv. in the direction of the stern (Nautical) …
19abaft — [ə bα:ft] adverb & preposition Nautical in or behind the stern of a ship. Origin ME: from a 2 + archaic baft in the rear …
20abaft — I. prep. (Naut.) Behind, back of, in the rear of. II. ad. (Naut.) Aft, astern, behind, back, rearward, in the rear …
