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  • abaft - Definitions from Dictionary.com

    Definitions of abaft at Dictionary.com. ... Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ? Random House ...
  • abaft: Definition and Much More from Answers.com

    abaft ( ) Nautical. adv. Toward the stern. prep. Toward the stern from. [Middle English on baft : on ... abaft. adv. in or behind the stern of a ship. prep. nearer the stern than; behind: the yacht ...
  • Abaft, by Lisa Fay (2006) | Change of State Performance Project

    The nautical term meaning to the back of or toward the stern points to the changing relationship between the two on stage and also to the viewer viewing the piece.
  • Aft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Its antonym is forward . The corresponding preposition is abaft . For example, the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast . Its antonym is before or, in a more clumsy form, forward of
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    It was distinguished from a brig by having an extra small mast fitted abaft the main lower mast. This was known as the trysail mast and was set with a spanker sail (fore-and-aft ...
  • Official Series Description - ABAFT Series

    LOCATION ABAFT CA Established Series ARW/KP 02/2006 ABAFT SERIES The Abaft series consists of very deep, excessively drained soils that formed in eolian sands from mixed sources.
  • abaft: definition, usage and pronunciation - YourDictionary.com ...

    Abaft definition, words related to abaft, proper usage and pronunciation of the word abaft from ... Middle English on baft : on , at ; see on + baft , to the rear (from Old English be?ftan , behind ...
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    The 2006 BAFTA Kids' Vote in association with Electronic Arts. This is your chance to vote for your favourite kids film of the year. And one lucky voter will win an awesome prize of an Xbox 360 ...
  • Online Etymology Dictionary

    abaft O.E. on b?ftan "backwards," the second component itself a compound of be "by" + ?ftan "aft" (see aft ). Since M.E. used exclusively of ships, the stern being the "after" part of a vessel.

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