Aft Synonyms and Antonyms

ăft
(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. behind
  2. abaft
  3. astern
  4. rearward
  5. past
  6. posterior
  7. rear
Antonyms:
  1. fore
At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. abaft
  2. astern
Antonyms:
  1. fore

Words Related to Aft

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. back
  2. amidships
  3. midships
  4. deckhouse
  5. starboard
  6. transom
  7. midship
  8. companionway
  9. inboard
  10. portside
  11. bulkhead
  12. forecastle
  13. conning-tower
  14. fore-and-aft

Aft Sentence Examples

  • The forward section is built around the engine air inlet duct; the aft section is built around the engine.

  • A poop deck aft had cabins below and she probably had a high forecastle over the stem.

  • Swimming back along the starboard side, the diver will find some remains of the aft mast.

  • For the survivors trapped aft of the torpedo stowage compartment the situation was hopeless.

  • Models on the aeroplane screw type may be propelled by two screws, one fore and one aft, rotating in opposite directions; and in the event of only one screw being employed it may be placed in front of or behind the aeroplane.

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