aft

aft

adverb

{bc}near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft

aft

adjective

{bc}{sx|rearward||}, {sx|after||2}

aft

aft

abbreviation

afternoon

AFT

abbreviation

American Federation of Teachers

aft of

idiom

{bc}in back of {bc}behind

fore-and-aft

adjective

{bc}lying, running, or acting in the general line of the length of a construction (such as a ship or a house) {bc}{sx|longitudinal||}

fore and aft

adverb

{bc}lengthwise of a ship {bc}from stem to stern

fore-and-aft rig

noun

{bc}a sailing-ship rig in which most or all of the sails are not attached to yards but are bent to gaffs or set on the masts or on stays in a fore-and-aft line