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abaft

[uh-baft, uh-bahft] / əˈbæft, əˈbɑft /
ADJECTIVE
to the rear
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Four guest staterooms are found forward of the engineroom, and abaft, a large garage carries a 20-foot RIB and three PWCs.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the airport the driver fetches a monoplane wing, bolts it into place just abaft the cabin door.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unshakable, unanimous belief of all hands was that a torpedo struck her just abaft amidships on the port side.

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

“And my gog! how could they be otherwise? Look at that one, the aftest abaft the bier-bank: read it!”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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