-
heave to or to ****ist with tacking.
Abaft Toward the stern,
relative to some
object ("
abaft the ****pit")
Abaft the beam ****her aft than the beam: a...
- dead
ahead to two
points abaft the beam on the port side (left side) and a
white light that
shines from
astern to two
points abaft the beam on both sides...
- wind). It is
hoisted abaft (i.e.,
directly behind) the
mainmast (taking the
place of the much
larger mainsail) or, on a brig,
abaft the foremast. In the...
-
antonym is forward. The
corresponding preposition is
abaft. For example, the
mizzenmast is
abaft the mainmast. Its
antonym is
before or, in a more clumsy...
-
torpedo tube in the bow plus two more
torpedo tubes on a
revolving mount abaft the two funnels.
Later the bow
torpedo tube was
removed and two more 6-pounder...
- two masts,
complemented by a snow- or trysail-mast
stepped immediately abaft (behind) the main mast. The word 'snow'
comes from 'snauw'
which is an old...
- displacement, most of it aft. a gl****-reinforced
plastic (GRP)
turtleback abaft the sail to
accommodate remotely operated vehicles a
towing winch and drum...
- aboard, or topside.
Abaft (preposition): at or
toward the
stern of a ship, or
further back from a location, e.g. the
mizzenmast is
abaft the mainmast. Aboard:...
-
motor either for
greater power or safety. The
Barbel hull had a long
taper abaft the sail,
again to
minimize drag, but the
British Upholder cl**** had the...
- flame"
flickering along the
backbone girder about one-quarter the
length abaft the bow to the tail.
There was time for him to
remark to his wife, "Oh,...