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\\\"
造句
用作介詞(prep.)
The captain was located just abaft the bridge. 船長就在駕駛臺后面。
用作副詞(adv.)
Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft. 帶有方形帆的船隨風疾馳而去。