Meaning

(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel..

Definitions by Sense

1. (nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
2. (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
3. located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
4. (dated slang) Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.

Example Sentences

Holonyms: watercraft < vessel

I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw a sea strike the boat aft, which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone.

A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".

There's gonna be an announcement later this aft, but he's targeting vulnerable people like yourselves, alright?

Word Forms

• afts
• further aft
• farther aft
• more aft
• furthest aft
• farthest aft
• most aft

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Use aft when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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