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AFT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
Classified under:
Similar:
after (located farther aft)
aftermost (located closest to the stern or tail)
Also:
back (related to or located at the back)
Antonym:
fore (situated at or toward the bow of a vessel)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Example:
the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Antonym:
fore (near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane)
Context examples:
I walked aft until I reached the main-mast.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Then I went aft for orders.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He turned and walked aft to the wheel.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I was “Mr. Van Weyden” fore and aft, and it was only unofficially that Wolf Larsen himself ever addressed me as “Hump.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He smoked his cigar and looked on quietly till the thing was accomplished, and then paced aft by my side along the weather poop.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Leach approached me as I returned aft.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I found myself strangely afraid of this woman I was escorting aft.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Louis came aft to relieve the wheel.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Wolf Larsen strode aft from amidships, where he had been talking with the rescued men.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“As you know, we’re short a mate. Hereafter you shall stand watches, receive seventy-five dollars per month, and be addressed fore and aft as Mr. Van Weyden.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
