Abaft

• Backward, shipwise
• In the back
• Toward the back of the boat
• Toward the caboose
• Hindmost
• Sternward
• In back
• Toward where you just were

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arear \A*rear"\, adv. [See Arrear , adv.] Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] ||

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. backward; in or to the rear; behindhand vb. To raise; to set up; to stir up.