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abaft

[uh-baft, uh-bahft] / əˈbæft, əˈbɑft /
ADJECTIVE
to the rear
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Athena carries an owner�s party of 12 in six staterooms, all situated abaft the engineroom.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is a wet bar just abaft the companion seat, with Corian top, trash receptacle and a sink.

From Time Magazine Archive

If that�s not high enough, a Eurocopter EC130 4B stands ready on the pad abaft the pilothouse and skylounge.

From Time Magazine Archive

The amidships cockpit has teak bench seats on each side, and the winches are bunched just forward and abaft the twin carbon fiber wheels.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was not a sail on the horizon, or a storm cloud in the sky; just a fair wind abaft the beam and the Astrea reaching for the Cape.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham