abaft

abaft has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• prep.. Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
• adv.. Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
• adv.. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "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"