aft

[US]/ɑːft/
[UK]/æft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. laivan perässä, lähellä tai kohti perää; lentokoneen häntää kohti; aluksen tai lentokoneen takaosassa.
Word Forms
Pluralafts

Phrases & Collocations

aft deck

peräsiipi

aft cabin

perähytti

aft section

peräosa

fore and aft

eteen ja perään

Example Sentences

the fore-and-aft motion of the handles.

kahvojen etu- ja takaliike.

was kept after school.

hänet pidettiin koulun jälkeen.

After the storm it was calm.

Myrskyn jälkeen oli rauhallista.

after a year's interval

vuoden väliajan jälkeen

(to) after due discussion

perusteellisen keskustelun jälkeen

the after part of a ship

aluksen peräosa

insensible after a hit on the head

tajuton päässä olevan iskun jälkeen

Real-world Examples

It was such a bargain... and then, what I did aft... Rob!

Source: BBC Authentic English

Leach approached me as I returned aft.

Source: Sea Wolf (Volume 1)

11.be ready for sea , fore and aft.

Source: Maritime English listening

" Send those two men aft, Mr. Van Weyden, " he said.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

She came alongside and raked him fore and aft.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

So now this turns falling aft end down.

Source: The Secrets of the Titanic

Fore and aft follow each other.

Source: The wisdom of Laozi's life.

The two natural aft lavatories are both functional.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

The aft area of the aircraft now is my living space.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

60.the light beds on aft post near side navigation bridge broken , to be renewed.

Source: Maritime English listening

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