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单词 abaft
释义 abaft
I. \əˈbaft, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ-\ adverb
Etymology: a- (I) + baft
: toward or at the stern : aft, astern
 < ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft — Elijah Baker >
II. preposition
: to the rear of : behind
 < selection by a better-than-average jazz band, taped in a small room abaft the 52d Street night spot — J.M.Conly >
specifically : toward the stern from
 < our deserter stood just abaft the foremast — Vincent McHugh >
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