abaft

a·baft  (-bft) Nautical

adv.

Toward the stern.

prep.

Toward the stern from.

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[Middle English on baft : on, at; see on + baft, to the rear (from Old English beæftan, behind : be, by, at; see ambhi in Indo-European roots + æftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]

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abaft [əˈbɑːft] Nautical

adv & adj (postpositive)

(Transport / Nautical Terms) closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel with the wind abaft

prep

(Transport / Nautical Terms) behind; aft of abaft the mast

[C13 on baft; baft from Old English beæftan, from be by + æftan behind]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

abaft - 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" aft, astern

Translations

abaft [əˈbɑːft] (Naut)

A. ADV → a popa, en popa

B. PREP → detrás de

abaft

adv (Naut) → achtern