aft

Meanings

Noun

• The stern portion of a vessel.
• Alternative of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.

Adverb

• At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

Adjective

• located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane

Related

Similar words

• abaft, astern

Opposite words

• fore, forward

Origin

• From Old English æftan ("behind"); originally superlative of of. See after.