AFT

AFT

abbr.

American Federation of Teachers

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aft  (ft)

adv. & adj.

At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or spacecraft.

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[Middle English afte, back, from Old English æftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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aft [ɑːft]

adv & adj

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly nautical towards or at the stern or rear the aft deck aft of the engines

[perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	aft - (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail back - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
Adv.	1.	aft - 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" abaft, astern fore, forward - near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

Translations

aft [ɑːft] ADV (Naut) → en popa
to go aft → ir a popa

aft [ˈɑːft] adv → à l'arrière, vers l'arrière
to be aft of sth → être à l'arrière de qch

aft (Naut)

adv sit → achtern; go → nach achtern

adj → Achter-, achter; aft deck → Achterdeck nt

aft [ɑːft] adv (Naut) → a or verso poppa
to go aft → andare a poppa