How to pronounce abaft
American English pronunciation
uh-BAFT
- IPA
- /əˈbæft/
- Syllables
- uh · BAFT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What abaft means
Toward or at the back end of a ship
In a sentence: The crew stacked the ropes abaft, close to the stern.
Where it comes from: It grew out of an Old English word meaning behind, which is related to the word after.
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