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aft

[aft, ahft] / æft, ɑft /
ADJECTIVE
rearward
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Two tunnels ran from fore to aft, right beneath the deck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

“Let’s get everyone off the ship and onto the dock,” Willcox said, and padded aft in his bare feet.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

In August, more MAX deliveries were delayed after discovery of the aft pressure bulkhead defect.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Standing on the aft deck of a modified 13-meter fishing boat in Halifax Harbour, Dariia Atamanchuk gazes at both a cause of the climate crisis and, she hopes, part of the solution.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2023

“Point 17K states you must make the energetic particle radiation density buffer bypass the aft tactical resonance coil,” Klawde said.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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