Crossword clues for aft
aft
- Toward the rear, on a ship
- Toward an airplane's tail
- To a ship's rear
- Tailgunner's position
- Rearward, on board
- Rearward, on a boat
- Opposite the bow
- Opposite of "forward"
- Matinee time: Abbr
- Fore opposite
- Back, on a ship
- Back in the water?
- Back in a boat
- At the tiller
- "Rear," to an admiral
- Toward the rear, nautically
- Toward the back, matey
- To a boat's rear
- Time between morning and evening: Abbr
- Stern spot
- Siesta time: Abbr
- Ship's end
- Ship back?
- Rudder location
- Rudder locale
- Rearward, nautically
- Rear, to an admiral
- Propeller position
- In the back, matey
- Far from fore
- Early p.m
- Direction on a ship
- Deck direction
- Back, to a sailor
- Back, on the water
- Back, in a boat
- Back on the water
- Back on the Bounty
- Back on a ship
- Back on a plane
- At the back of the plane
- At the back of the boat
- Admiral's rear
- Where one might head to puke due to motion sickness
- Where a rudder is
- Wake site
- Union alternative to the NEA
- Tug back?
- Towards rear of ship
- Toward the rear, on a boat
- Toward the propeller, on a boat
- Toward the poop
- Toward the most common part of a boat to fish from
- Toward the back, to a sailor
- Toward the back of an airplane
- Toward a boat's stern
- Toward a boat's back
- To a ship's back
- Time to call, in ads
- Time of day before the evening: Abbr
- Time in a personal ad
- Time in a classified ad
- Time between morning and night: Abbr
- Time before evening: Abbr
- Tail gunner's position in a plane
- Taffrail's location
- Ship's back
- Rearward, to a mariner
- Rearward at sea
- Rear, at sea
- Rear-end indicator
- Rear (nautical)
- Rear (naut.)
- Propeller's position
- Pre-supper time of day: Abbr
- Position of some propellers
- Popeye's behind?
- Popeye's back?
- Plane direction
- Place for rudders
- Place for a boat's name
- Outboard motor's position
- Outboard motor's place
- Opposite of fore, on a ship
- Near the rear
- Near the back, on a ship
- Near the back of the boat
- Naval term
- Matinee showtime: Abbr
- Maritime direction
- Like some airplane bathrooms
- Like a spanker
- Fore's mate
- Fore's follower
- Fore's companion
- Fore and --
- Fore and ___ (on both sides of a ship)
- Direction on deck
- Destroyer direction
- Close to the stern
- Captain's rear
- Boat location
- Blackbeard's backward
- Behind, to Popeye
- Behind, on board
- Before-dinner time of day: Abbr
- Backwards, to Barnacle Bill
- Back, to Blackbeard
- Back, on the lake
- Back, on boats
- Back, on a battleship
- Back, nautically
- Back to a mate
- Back on boats
- Back on barques
- Back on a brig
- Back in the U.S.S.?
- Back in the harbor?
- Back in the air?
- Back in the air
- Back in a shell
- At a boat's back
- "To the rear, Admiral!"
- "Send everyone ___; mastheads there!": Ahab
- Near the taffrail
- Where the tiller is
- Sternward
- Tiller's place
- Back of a boat
- Poop deck's place
- Tailward, on jets
- Toward the stern of a submarine
- Rearward, at sea
- Early P.M.
- Behind, at sea
- Where the rudder is
- Toward the tiller
- Nautical direction
- Aeronautical direction
- Not fore
- Back at sea?
- Fore's counterpart
- Stern view?
- Back on board?
- Towards the tail
- Toward the rear, at sea
- Where jetsam may be thrown
- Where life jackets may be stored
- Fore's opposite
- 34-Down's opposite
- Away from the bow
- Time in 65-Down
- Where the outboard motor goes
- Back of the boat
- Toward the tail, in a yacht race
- Astern, to Pulver
- To the rear, at sea
- Propeller's locale
- Back, at sea
- Back from boating?
- Like a jiggermast
- Toward the back of a boat
- At the back of a boat
- Time in some want ads
- Helm location in a sloop
- P.M. part
- In the back, nautically speaking
- Like a mizzenmast on a ship
- Toward the back of a ship
- Like a spanker's position on a ship
- Back, to Popeye
- Back, to a shellback
- Away from the nose
- Toward a ship's rear
- Opposite of fore, on a frigate
- Back on the plane?
- Back on a boat
- In back
- Like a boat's cockpit, usually
- Nautical adverb
- Rudder's location
- At the stern
- Taffrail's locale
- To the stern
- Ship area
- At the tail
- Rear, to Popeye
- Fore and ___ (at both ends of a ship)
- Fore's partner
- Ship's tail
- Toward the poop deck
- P.M. time
- Mat. time
- Position on a ship
- Opposite of forward
- Rearward, on a ship
- Direction for Drake
- "Gang ___ a-gley"
- Kipling's "Drums of the Fore and ___"
- Nautical position
- Time of day: Abbr.
- Ship section
- P.M. period
- Crazy, dropping head to the back
- Overweight female goes right to the back
- Situated towards the stern
- Sailor’s behind, a pink one?
- A pink organ moving towards the rear
- Near the stern
- At the back of a ship
- Toward's a ship's stern
- Nautical term
- Toward the rudder
- Back in the navy
- Sailor's direction
- Mariner's direction
- Direction at sea
- To the back of a boat
- Toward the wake
- Rear admiral's rear
- Back, on a boat
- Nautical rear
- Away from the prow
- Toward the back of the boat
- Shipboard direction
- Back on the boat
- Towards the stern
- To the rear, on a boat
- Place for the rudder
- Ninety degrees from starboard
- Time of day: Abbr
- Tar's direction
- Rearward (nautical)
- Naval direction
- Back, on board
- Back on the ocean
- Back on the briny
- Toward the ship's rear
- Tiller locale, to those onboard
- Sailor's rear end?
- Sailor's back
- Rudder's position
- Near the tail
- Fore partner
- At the rear of the boat
- 90 degrees from starboard
- Where to see a wake
- Towards stern
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aft \Aft\ ([.a]ft), adv. & a. [AS. [ae]ftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After.] (Naut.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English æftan "from behind, behind, farthest back," from superlative of Old English æf, af, of "away, away from, off" (see of). The Germanic superlative suffix *-ta corresponds to PIE *-to (compare Greek protos "first," superlative of pro "before"). Now purely nautical.
Wiktionary
init. American Federation of Teachers
WordNet
adj. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail [syn: aft(a)] [ant: fore(a)]
Wikipedia
Aft, in naval terminology, is an adjective or adverb meaning, towards the stern (rear) of the ship, when the frame of reference is within the ship. Example: "Able Seaman Smith; lay aft!". Or; "What's happening aft?"
- The corresponding adjective, in distinguishing one feature of the vessel from another is after. See the caption to the right. Its antonym is forward.
- The corresponding preposition is abaft. For example, the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast. Its antonym is before or, in a more clumsy form, forward of.
Aft also describes the direction of movement within an aircraft; that is, towards the tail. Example: "Let's go aft." Meaning to pull back on the yoke. It may also describe the back/tail location or region within an aircraft cabin. Example: "Aft lavatory."
The difference between aft and stern is that aft is the inside (onboard) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to the outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel.
Usage examples of "aft".
But when things went wrong Back Aft, Vaughn was as likely to raise his voice, a stern frown clouding his face, preaching to his officers and men, sometimes even lecturing broken equipment.
The turbines aft of maneuvering, so loud before, like jet engines screaming mere feet away, spun down, their steam gone.
Murphy walked aft to look into the maneuvering room to see how the Engineering Officer of the Watch was handling the frantic actions required during a reactor scram.
On the starboard side of the control room, starting at the forward starboard bulkhead and wrapping around aft, was the attack center, a group of firecontrol consoles and seats for the officers manning them.
On the aft port corner wall, a door led to the navigation room, where the ESGN inertial navigation equipment was housed.
One of the turbine generators and one of the main engines aft was shut down to minimize radiated noise.
Twenty-five feet above them, from the aft part of the sail, the Bigmouth antenna raised steadily upward, the top of the mast breaking the surface.
Murphy glanced aft of the periscope stand to the navigation chart, which showed their past track.
In spite of the three air conditioners aft blowing frigid air into the room to help cool the electronics, the space had grown airless and hot.
Murphy could feel the vibrations from his feet as the main engines aft began to accelerate them through the water of the shallow bay, moving them away from the sonobuoys.
The Diving Officer and bowplanesman were struggling to maintain depth control in spite of the odd effects of their rooster-tail wake aft and the shallow-bottom venturi force amidships.
The deck began to tremble as the huge twin steam propulsion turbines aft came up to full revolutions, blasting the Tampa through the water at one hundred percent reactor power.
Jesus, Murphy thought, not just a reactor scram but a fucking steam leak--a ruptured main steam line had enough energy to roast everyone in the aft compartment.
The last blast caused a jam rise on the bow planes maybe blew some gases into the aft ballast tanks.
Murphy ordered the engineer from aft, and in a few moments Jackson Vaughn appeared, hair soaked with sweat, coveralls stained with dirt, a Beretta 9-mm automatic stuffed into his belt.