aft

Adjective

• (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  aft(a) , abaft , astern
• Antonyms: 
  fore(a) , fore , forward