aft
avverbioaggettivosostantivoattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito//ɑːft//
- Canada//æft//
- Australia//ɐːft//
At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
avverbio
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At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw a sea strike the boat aft, which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone.
Etimologia
From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
aggettivo
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located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
sostantivo
- 1
Variante di afternoondesuetoAlternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.
A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".
There's gonna be an announcement later this aft, but he's targeting vulnerable people like yourselves, alright?
Etimologia
Clipping of afternoon.
Forme
- plurale
- afts
- comparativo
- further aft, farther aft, more aft
- superlativo
- furthest aft, farthest aft, most aft
aft · At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
after · Behind; later in time; following.afterlife · A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that…aftermath · That which happens after, that which follows, usually of…