abaft

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

abaft
    adv 1: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an
           airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square
           sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the
           captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
           [syn: {aft}, {abaft}, {astern}] [ant: {fore}, {forward}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   {Abaft the beam}. See under {Beam}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Abaft \A*baft"\, adv. (Naut.)
   Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
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