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aft


adverb

  1. at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.

adjective

  1. situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.

adverb Scot.

  1. oft.

  1. afternoon.

  1. American Federation of Teachers.

adverb, adjective

  1. mainly nautical towards or at the stern or rearthe aft deck; aft of the engines
adv.

Old English æftan “from behind, behind, farthest back,” from superlative of Old English æf, af, of “away, away from, off” (see of). The Germanic superlative suffix *-ta corresponds to PIE *-to (cf. Greek protos “first,” superlative of pro “before”). Now purely nautical.

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