aft
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adverb & adjective
at
,
near
, or
toward
the
stern
of a
ship
or
tail
of an
aircraft
:
〘海〙 船尾(の近く)へ, で(→
ship
); 〘空〙 尾翼(の近く)へ, で(↔
fore
)
e.g.
as adverb
: Travis made his way aft
〘海〙 船尾(近く)の; 〘空〙 尾翼(近く)の
e.g.
as adjective
: the aft cargo compartment.
ORIGIN
early
17th century
: probably from obsolete
baft
(see
abaft
), influenced by
Low German
and
Dutch
achter
‘
abaft
,
after
’.