Abaft: alternatives and connections

A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed t…

Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.

Toward the stern.

"That which is behind"; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.

Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.

On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a…

The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser and stern chaser. See under Bow, Stern.

The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.

Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as…

In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up.

Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east s…

Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; /ntending to go to.

To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.

A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom…

The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestri…