Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 20 compound words that contain aft. The most common are listed below. Open aft in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- fore-and-aftparallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged).
- fore and aft rigAlternative form of fore-and-aft rig.
- fore-and-aft-riggedhaving its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel
- aft-mostAlternative spelling of aftmost: Furthest aft, most sternward, as far back as possible.
- fore-and-aft capside cap
- fore-and-aft capsplural of fore-and-aft cap: side cap
- fore and aft rigsplural of fore and aft rig
Compound words 20
- aftcastleRaised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.
- aftcastA kind of analysis which takes an event which has already happened, or is assumed to happen, and studies the causes which could have led up to that event.
- aftbodyThe stern part of an aircraft or spacecraft body.
- aftwardby, near, at, or towards, the stern
- aftwardsAlternative form of aftward: by, near, at, or towards, the stern
- aftarmThe part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
- aftersDessert.
- liferaftAlternative spelling of life raft: A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.
- aftherPronunciation spelling of after.
- aftabaA Persian ewer.