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abaft

abaft

(əˈbɑːftPronunciation for abaft) nautical
  adverb, adjective (postpositive)
    1 closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel ■ with the wind abaft

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preposition
    2 behind; aft of ■ abaft the mast
  [C13: on baft; baft from Old English beæftan, from be by + æftan behind]