Aft (Adverb)
Meaning
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".
Examples
- The cargo ship's crew were ordered to load the containers aft of the bridge for better balance.
- Some seats were being removed and replaced aft in the commercial airliner to expand the cargo area.
- As the wind was coming from the port side, the sailors struggled to navigate the ship and had to rely on anchors aft.
- He looked aft out the helicopter's tail window, trying to locate where the search party had stopped.
- Passengers traveling in the rear section often asked to be seated aft near the quieter end of the airplane.