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abaft

adverb
🔊/əˈbɑːft/
🔊/əˈbæft/
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  1. in or behind the stern (= back end) of a ship在后；近艉；在船尾；向船尾Topics Transport by waterc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘backwards’): from a- ‘to, towards’ (expressing motion) + archaic baft ‘in the rear’.