abaft
abaft
(əˈbɑːft
) nautical adverb, adjective (postpositive)
1 closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel ■ with the wind abaft
▷ preposition
2 behind; aft of ■ abaft the mast
[C13: on baft; baft from Old English beæftan, from be by + æftan behind]
