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ABAFT
(AK-ruh)
Toward
the stern relative to some other object or position
Common
clues: Toward the stern;
Sternward; Rearward, at sea; Back at sea; Sailor's behind; To the
rear
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
once a year
Abaft
is a nautical expression indicating a point that is behind a
given part of a ship. If not qualified it means behind the
mid-point of a ship or group of ships. For example, "abaft
the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel.
Note
that unqualified or in the "abaft the beam" form it
does not necessarily refer to a point actually on the ship, it
may refer to a point some significant distance away.
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ABAFT
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15 Tu >1 06 Toward the stern
5
Tu >1 03 Sternward ABACK
3
Th- NYT 08 Rearward, at sea
2
Th >1 05 Back at sea
2
Th- NYT 07 Sailor's behind
2
Tu >1 06 To the back of
2
Th >1 06 To the rear ABACK
07
Astern
1
Th NYT 91 At the stern
1
We NYS 08 Back, at sea
1
Th NYT 87 Behind, at sea
1
Sa NYT 08 Fore's opposite
1
We NYT 87 Nautical direction ABEAM APORT
1
Fr LAT 06 Not forward, to a salt
1
Th NYT 08 To the rear of
1
Mo NYT 96 To the rear, nautically
1
Sa NYT 03 To the rear, to a rear admiral
1
Th NYT 96 Toward the rudder
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