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Meanings of come abaft in English

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Usage of come abaft in English
1
Now let those who volunteer for the storming-party come abaft the mainmast.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
2
I found Spratt and some other men had managed to come abaft, unperceived by the mutineers.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
3
He pitched us some breakfast, but he told us not to come abaft the midship compass.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
4
Let go your pistol at first sight of them, and, if you can, come abaft to join us before we strike.
Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
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