abaft

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Six guest staterooms are situated just abaft amidships on the lower deck, and the owner�s full-beam suite occupies the entire main deck area between the mast and the raised pilothouse.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tail unit had been severed just abaft the toilet and was found practically intact about a mile from the wreck.

From Time Magazine Archive

Athena carries an owner�s party of 12 in six staterooms, all situated abaft the engineroom.

From Time Magazine Archive

The mainsheet is under the deck, with a two-part adjustment just abaft the helm, and all the winch-control buttons are recessed flush with removable chafe pads.

From Time Magazine Archive

With a fair wind abaft the beam, the ship could have logged a hundred and fifty miles in a day’s sailing.

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