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  Abaft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
- Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
The word "abaft" uses 5 letters: A A B F T.
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  Used Boats for Sale | A Boat Trader Directory of Yachts and Boats
That part of the cable, which is abaft the bitts.
That part of the convexity of a vessel abaft, under the stern, contained between the counter above and the after part of the bilge below, and between the quarter on the side and the stern-post.
Pieces of oak, fitted to the sides of a vessel, abaft the fore chains, with a sheave in them, to board the main tack to.
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 abaft - Synonyms from Thesaurus.com
aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hind, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail
aback, abaft, about, astern, back, behind, in reverse, inverted, rearward, turned around
abaft, after, afterwards, back of, later than, next, subsequently, trailing
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 Waypoints
In “navlight speak” length is defined as length overall which generally includes permanently attached fixtures such as swim platforms and bow/anchor pulpits.
These boats may also display, instead of the all around white light, a white masthead light visible from 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on one side around the bow to 22.5 degrees abaft the opposite beam, together with a stern light that shows from 22.5 degrees abaft the beam around the stern on both sides.
The required range of visibility for the masthead and stern lights are the same as for the all around light – two miles.
www.uscgboating.org /waypoints/archived/aug05/article10_navlights.htm   (1101 words)

  
 Common Nautical Terms [Archive] - BSAC Scuba Diving Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A schooner has the tallest mast abaft the shorter one (iI) - but a ketch has the shorter (mizzen) mast abaft the taller one (Ii)!
EG a red port light would have a visible range from 0 degree to 22 and a half degrees 'abaft' the beam on the port side and the green starboard light is the same, to 22 and a half degrees 'abaft' the beam on the starboard side.
ABAFT - Toward the rear (stern) of the boat.
www.bsacforum.co.uk /forums/archive/index.php/t-2545.html   (320 words)

  
 Definition of abaft - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 Operation Pedestal and SS Ohio save Malta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
But Larsen's anxiety to get into the fight caused him to take inventory of her armament.
He found an anti-aircraft gun mounted abaft the stack which needed only minor repairs to put it into action.
The young cadet of his own ship, Francis A. Dales, a British Gunner's mate, and three of his men volunteered to help him.
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 GABO ISLAND SHIPWRECKS
Lbd 331 x 47.9 x 26.1 ft. Formerly named Euroa.
Sank after being struck by a torpedo on the port side abaft the bridge when the vessel was forty-four nautical miles ssw of Gabo Island, 4 June 1942.
Only five of her crew of 42 survived.
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