Abaft
Usage examples for abaft:
-
If
one
missed
fire,
the
gun
next
abaft
stepped
in.
"From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life", Captain A. T. Mahan.
-
In
my
delight
at
the
promised
treat,
and
in
my
haste
to
join
the
watch,
I
gave
too
little
heed
to
where
I
was
going,
and
shot
like
a
bullet
squarely
against
a
man
who
had
been
standing
just
abaft
the
galley
window.
"The Mutineers", Charles Boardman Hawes.
-
The
quarter-
deck,
the
white
boats
amidships,
and
all
the
brass
work
abaft
the
funnels
reflected
the
radiance.
"The Honorable Percival", Alice Hegan Rice.
-
Why,
sir,
the
Molly
seems
to
be
breaking
up
fast;
as
well
as
I
can
see,
she
has
broke
in
two
just
abaft
the
forechains,
and
cannot
hold
together
in
any
shape
at
all
many
minutes
longer.
"Jack Tier or The Florida Reef", James Fenimore Cooper.