abaft
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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
Even as I looked several long red flashes spurted forward and abaft the funnel, and as I raced back to the cabin the passageway behind me heaved and filled with smoke.
From Time Magazine Archive
On deck you'll find seating ahead of the console, and room enough for a fighting chair abaft the helm seats.
From Time Magazine Archive
He made his way just abaft of the cabin, then stood squinting up at the Susan Marie’s guys and stays and at the peaks of her stabilizer bars.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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