aft 1 of 2

as in rear
being at or in the part of something opposite the front part the aft part of the cruise ship turned out to be the quieter section

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aft

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adverb

as in backwards
near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft we stood on the ship's deck facing aft the flight attendant informed us that the plane's exits are located fore and aft

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Recent Examples of aft
Adjective
If booking a suite, note that aft ones possess private outdoor hot tubs with amazing views. Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2022 Other effective changes include large sliding-glass doors that create a flow between the main salon and the exterior aft deck. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2022
Adverb
This meant the buoyancy tanks needed to shift aft, along with the battery banks and main electronics. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2022 The TenNine’s most immediately apparent design feature, its aft-protruding sole, is also its most important. Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2020 See All Example Sentences for aft
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Adjective
  • The lens ships with the standard accessories: front and rear caps, a reversible hood, and a carrying pouch.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Its 5100-mAh battery gives you up to 13 hours of life, and its front and rear cameras can be used with the Google Lens app to match up products with online sellers, translate texts from foreign languages, and identify plants and animals.
    Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Adjusted operating income, which adds back depreciation, amortization and impairment charges, was -$801,000 (Sphere) and $33.7 million (MSG Networks).
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Sometimes business start-ups lack the skills to effectively manage a business’s back office and bookkeeping functions, including developing defensible financial projections for loan applications.
    Oweesta, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Each muscle is responsible for a different movement: the anterior auricular muscle pulls the ear forward, the superior auricular muscle lifts it slightly, and the posterior auricular muscle pulls it backward.
    Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Another format of the backpedal drill has the prospect backpedal straight backward, turn at a 90-degree angle and catch the ball.
    RJ Kraft, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Aft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aft. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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