Associations to the word «Aft»

Wiktionary

AFT, noun. (nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
AFT, adverb. (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

Dictionary definition

AFT, 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".
AFT, adjective. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King