At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
1 Fire had attacked a portion of the vessel abaft the midships section.
2 Ye may have a little help afore the mast but none abaft .
3 I was obliged to sit down abaft , for I nearly fainted away.
4 Now let those who volunteer for the storming-party come abaft the mainmast.
5 We were talking together abaft the wheel when Estada appeared in the companion-way.
6 And two green trees in two white tubs placed just abaft the hold.
7 Four of the hands with the boss'n were at work abaft .
8 The sound came from abaft his beam and his disquietude increased.
9 The torpedo had struck squarely abaft the ship's magazine and wrecked her completely.
10 I understand that you sailed from New York rather short-handed abaft the mainmast.
11 Right here abaft our conning tower to starboard comes a destroyer.
12 Their leading ship a little abaft our lee-beam, distant one league.
13 The second class passengers occupy the main cabin and the deck abaft the wheels.
14 The fore-chains were past the point, though little hope remained of clearing it abaft .
15 Hence the barque was higher abaft than at the bows.
16 The other boat, which was our reliance, was the long boat abaft the foremast.
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