1. adverb
in or behind the stern of a ship.
"The swell was either just abaft or on the beam and at night you couldn't see it."
2. preposition
nearer the stern than; behind.
"the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley"
1. adverb
in or behind the stern of a ship.
"The swell was either just abaft or on the beam and at night you couldn't see it."
2. preposition
nearer the stern than; behind.
"the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley"