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aft

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aft
Chiefly nautical towards or at the stern or rear

aft [aft]
(naval architecture)
Near, toward, or at the stern of a ship.


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It never entered my head to attempt to attract attention, and I do not remember anything distinctly after the sight of her side until I found myself in a little cabin aft.
They strolled aft to where Captain Dettmar, one foot on the rail, was oiling the gear of the patent log.
A sailor comes aft to take mate's place, cabin-boy goes for'ard to take sailor's place, and you take the cabin-boy's place, sign the articles for the cruise, twenty dollars per month and found.
 
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