Aft definition

Aft

Topics Aft Definition

WordNet

(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"

WiktionaryText

From ; originally superlative of . See After.

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

- 1786, Robert Burns
  
  "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley".