Word "ABAFT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adverb
Definition:
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Synonyms:
aft, astern
Examples:
ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft

Crossword Clues for ABAFT

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At or toward the stern of a ship (5)
At the back of the boat
Sailor's a feet from facing toward the stern (5)
Behind award for cycling? The Times Cryptic 26 May 2023
To the back, on a boat LA Times Daily 31 Jan 2023
Behind award for actor's moving finale The Guardian Cryptic 29 Sep 2022
Behind award for actor's moving finale
Toward a ship's stern Premier Sunday 26 Jun 2022
Accepted award (briefly revealing behind)
Behind, nautically New York Times 28 Oct 2021
Toward the stern Thomas Joseph 08 Aug 2020
Toward the stern New York Times 16 Feb 2020
Toward a boat's wake The Chronicle of Higher Education 12 Oct 2018
Toward the rudder Universal 16 Aug 2018
Sailor needs a lot of sheets of pink paper for his behind!
To the rear of Universal 23 Jun 2018
Sailor with terribly fat behind The Telegraph Toughie 24 Apr 2018
Toward a boat's wake
Toward the stern
To the rear of
Toward the rudder
Sternward Premier Sunday 26 Nov 2017
Headed toward the stern Universal 15 Oct 2017
Toward the rear New York Times 25 Jul 2017
Reactionary football management undecided about getting behind The Telegraph Toughie 19 Jul 2017
Toward the stern Family Time 24 Apr 2017
Toward the stern of a ship Family Time 12 Mar 2017
Toward the rear
Headed toward the stern
To the rear, at sea Universal 10 Oct 2016
Behind, at sea Universal 30 Sep 2016
Towards the back of the boat Universal 04 Sep 2016
Coming out on top is one trailing in award, i.e. behind
Toward a boat's wake New York Times 03 May 2016
Opposite of afore New York Times 05 Feb 2016
Sternward The Washington Post 02 Jan 2016
Behind, at sea
Opposite of afore
Toward the back of the boat Universal 12 Dec 2015
Behind, nautically The Washington Post 26 Nov 2015
At the stern Premier Sunday 27 Sep 2015
Sternward USA Today 05 Sep 2015
Sailor's a foot behind the stern
The seaman a foot behind The Times Cryptic 17 Jun 2015
Back in the navy Wall Street Journal 15 May 2015
Rearward, to a rear admiral New York Times 28 Feb 2015
Rearward, at sea Family Time 15 Feb 2015
Sailor's a foot behind at sea The Telegraph Toughie 20 Jan 2015
Back in the navy
Behind, nautically
Rearward, to a rear admiral
Toward the back of the boat
At the stern
Rearward, on the briny
Toward the back of the boat
Sternward
Toward the ship's rear
Sternward
Toward the stern
At the stern
Near the back, nautically
Toward the stern
Towards the stern
Sternward
Sailor's behind
Sailor's back?
To the rear
Toward the ship's rear
Sailor's back?
Toward the ship's rear
Toward the stern
Not forward, to a sailor
Sternward
Back, at sea
Back, at sea
At the rear, to a sailor
Fore's opposite
To the rear of
Sternward
Rearward, at sea
Rearward, at sea
At the stern
Towards the stern of a ship
Toward the stern
To the back of
To the rear
Toward the stern
Toward the stern
Toward the stern
Not forward, to a salt
Not forward, to a salt
Back at sea
Back at sea
Back at sea
Toward the stern
To the rear
To the rear, to a rear admiral
Towards the back of the boat
Rearward, on the briny
To the rear
Sternward
To the rear
Sternward
Toward the rudder
To the rear, nautically
Astern
At the stern
Nautical direction
Behind, at sea
Behind, on the briny
In the rear, at sea
To the rear, at sea
Behind at sea
Toward the back of the ship
Behind, nautically
To the rear
Behind, shipwise
Nautical term
Nautical term.
To the stern.
To the rear of.
In back of, at sea.
Behind.
Sternward.
Astern.
At the stern.
Behind: Naut.
Toward the stern.
Astern: Naut.
On the stern.
Nautical word.
In the rear of a vessel.
Back of: Naut.
Back in the boat.
To the back of
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