aft

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

The stern portion of a vessel.

Adv

At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

Adj

located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane

Sinonieme

abaft

astern

behind

rearward

back

🔙

stern

in the stern

amniocentesis

backward

backwards

rearwards

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/æft/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.