abaft

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. preposition Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse.

2. adverb On the aft side; in the stern.

   We drifted with the wind abaft.

3. adverb Backwards.

Similar words

aft astern aftward abeam sternwards rearward abreast rearwards behind fore and aft

Often followed by

the of her it this and amidships with our