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. This is the after end of the vessel.]]
Aft, in is '''forward''', pronounced "forrard".
  • The corresponding '' Adjective '', in distinguishing one feature of the vessel from another is after. See the caption to the right. Its Antonym is '''forward'''.

  • The corresponding '' Preposition '' is abaft. For example, the Mizzenmast is abaft the Mainmast . Its Antonym is '''before''' or, in a more clumsy form, '''forward of'''.


Aft, sometimes also describes the direction of a movement within an Aircraft , Airplane ; that is, towards the tail. Example: "Let's go aft."