abaft
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معنی فارسی
عقب پشت بطرف عقب
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ǝ baft´/adv., prep.
● به سوی عقب یا در عقب کشتی، به سمت پاشنه
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'on baft', from Old English 'on bæftan'.
مثال
- The captain stood abaft, watching the waves.
- The lifeboats are located abaft the ship.
- He moved abaft to avoid the spray of the sea.
ترکیبهای رایج
Abaft the mast Abaft the wheelhouse Abaft the mainmast
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- 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”
مترادفها
I. preposition
(Nautical) Behind, back of, in the rear of.
II. adverb
(Nautical) Aft, astern, behind, back, rearward, in the rear.