abaft
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Tenders are carried in side garages on the upper deck abaft the pilothouse, and the top deck includes a glass-enclosed sky gym.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unshakable, unanimous belief of all hands was that a torpedo struck her just abaft amidships on the port side.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just abaft the bridge were two large cowled ventilators leading down into the fireroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
A bench seat to port serves equally well for navigator or interested guests, but most guests will undoubtedly choose to relax at the dinette abaft the helm and opposite the wet bar.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was not a sail on the horizon, or a storm cloud in the sky; just a fair wind abaft the beam and the Astrea reaching for the Cape.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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