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abaft    
ad. 向船尾
prep. 在…后

向船尾在…後

abaft
adv 1: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an
airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square
sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the
captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
[synonym: {aft}, {abaft}, {astern}] [ant: {fore}, {forward}]

Abaft \A*baft"\ ([.a]*b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on OE. baft,
baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by [ae]ftan behind. See
{After}, {Aft}, {By}.] (Naut.)
Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
[1913 Webster]

{Abaft the beam}. See under {Beam}.
[1913 Webster]


Abaft \A*baft"\, adv. (Naut.)
Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
[1913 Webster]

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