abaft
Example Sentences
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Down along 650 feet of deck raced 1,300 warrant officers, petty officers, sailors, Royal Marines to jam themselves on the tiny stern deck abaft the anti-aircraft guns.
From Time Magazine Archive
If that�s not high enough, a Eurocopter EC130 4B stands ready on the pad abaft the pilothouse and skylounge.
From Time Magazine Archive
The mainsheet is under the deck, with a two-part adjustment just abaft the helm, and all the winch-control buttons are recessed flush with removable chafe pads.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the airport the driver fetches a monoplane wing, bolts it into place just abaft the cabin door.
From Time Magazine Archive
With a fair wind abaft the beam, the ship could have logged a hundred and fifty miles in a day’s sailing.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
