1. наречие [морское дело] на корме; в сторону кормы 2. предлог позади, сзади Например: abaft the beam — позади траверза
I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- + baft in the rear, from Old English bæftan, from be- + æftan behind — more at aft toward or at the stern; aft II. preposition to the rear of; specifically toward the stern from