Encyclopædia Britannica, First Edition/Abaft
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ABAFT, a sea-term, signifying towards the stern: for instance, abaft the mizzen-mast, implies, that the object is between the mizzen-mast and the stern.
ABAFT, a sea-term, signifying towards the stern: for instance, abaft the mizzen-mast, implies, that the object is between the mizzen-mast and the stern.