Abaft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪbˌɑːɡəs/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈatɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈatɪnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪbˌɑːɡəs/.

Examples

stow the luggage aft
ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

astern aft

Antonyms

fore

Parts of Speech

adverb

at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

“stow the luggage aft”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hinter

am oder in der Nähe oder in Richtung des Hecks eines Schiffes oder des Hecks eines Flugzeugs

🇫🇷French

en arrière

à ou près ou vers la poupe d'un navire ou la queue d'un avion

🇪🇸Spanish

a popa

en o cerca o hacia la popa de un barco o la cola de un avión

🇮🇹Italian

a poppa

sopra o vicino o verso la poppa di una nave o la coda di un aereo

🇳🇱Dutch

achter

op of nabij of richting de achtersteven van een schip of de staart van een vliegtuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

à popa

na ou perto ou em direção à popa de um navio ou cauda de um avião

🇷🇺Russian

сзади

на корме корабля или хвосте самолета, рядом с ней или по направлению к ней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जहाज़ की पतवार की ओर

किसी जहाज़ के पिछले भाग पर या उसके निकट या किसी हवाई जहाज़ के पिछले हिस्से की ओर

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাফ

একটি জাহাজ বা বিমানের লেজের ধারে বা কাছাকাছি বা দিকে

🇮🇳Tamil

அபாஃப்ட்

ஒரு கப்பலின் பின்புறம் அல்லது விமானத்தின் வால் பகுதியில் அல்லது அருகில் அல்லது நோக்கி

🇮🇳Telugu

అబాఫ్ట్

ఓడ యొక్క స్టెర్న్ లేదా విమానం యొక్క తోక వద్ద లేదా సమీపంలో లేదా వైపు

🇮🇳Marathi

मागे

जहाजाच्या काठावर किंवा जवळ किंवा विमानाच्या शेपटीच्या दिशेने

🇮🇳Gujarati

આડેધડ

વહાણના સ્ટર્ન પર અથવા નજીક અથવા તરફ અથવા વિમાનની પૂંછડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಬಾಫ್ಟ್

ಹಡಗಿನ ಹಿಂಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮಾನದ ಬಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡೆಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അബാഫ്റ്റ്

ഒരു കപ്പലിൻ്റെ അറ്റത്തോ വിമാനത്തിൻ്റെ വാലിലോ ഉള്ളതോ അതിനടുത്തോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੀ ਪੂਛ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਨੇੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچھے

جہاز یا ہوائی جہاز کی دم کے کنارے یا اس کے قریب یا اس کی طرف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后面

在船尾或靠近或朝向船尾或飞机尾部

🇯🇵Japanese

船尾

船の船尾、または飛行機の尾翼の近く、またはそれに向かって

🇰🇷Korean

배후에

배의 선미 또는 비행기의 꼬리 부분 또는 그 근처 또는 쪽

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sau

ở hoặc gần hoặc về phía đuôi tàu hoặc đuôi máy bay

🇹🇭Thai

ท้ายเรือ

ที่หรือใกล้หรือไปทางท้ายเรือหรือท้ายเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

di belakang

di atau dekat atau ke arah buritan kapal atau ekor pesawat terbang

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatalikod

sa o malapit o patungo sa popa ng barko o buntot ng eroplano

🇲🇾Malay

tertinggal

di atau berhampiran atau ke arah buritan kapal atau ekor kapal terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

في الخلف

عند أو بالقرب من أو باتجاه مؤخرة السفينة أو ذيل الطائرة

🇮🇷Persian

آبافت

در یا نزدیک یا به سمت عقب کشتی یا دم هواپیما

🇹🇷Turkish

geride

bir geminin kıç tarafında veya yakınında veya ona doğru veya bir uçağın kuyruğunda

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטה

בסמוך או לכיוון ירכתי ספינה או זנבו של מטוס

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