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- For the acronym, see AFT. For the acronym see AFT. Aft, in naval Terminology, is an Adjective or Adverb meaning 'towards
Aft, in naval terminology, is an adverb meaning 'towards the stern of the ship', when the frame of reference is within the ship. Terminology is the study of terms and their use Terms are Words and Compound words that are used in specific contexts The stern is the rear or aft part of a Ship or Boat, technically defined as the area built up over the Sternpost, extending upwards from the Counter A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size See also Inertial frame A frame of reference in Physics, may refer to a Coordinate system or set of axes within which to Example: "Able Seaman Smith; lay aft!". Or; "What's happening aft?" Its antonym is forward, pronounced "forrard". In Lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male: female, long: short
- The corresponding adjective, in distinguishing one feature of the vessel from another is after. In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the See the caption to the right. Its antonym is forward.
- The corresponding preposition is abaft. In Grammar, a preposition is a Part of speech that introduces a prepositional phrase. For example, the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast. The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical or near vertical Spar, or arrangement of Spars which supports the Sails Large ships have several masts The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical or near vertical Spar, or arrangement of Spars which supports the Sails Large ships have several masts Its antonym is before or, in a more clumsy form, forward of. In Lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male: female, long: short
Aft, sometimes also describes the direction of a movement within an aircraft; that is, towards the tail. Example: "Let's go aft. " It may also describe the back/tail location or region within an aircraft cabin. Example: "Aft cabin. "
The difference of aft and stern is that aft is the inside (onboard) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel.
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