aft

Words with a similar base: abaft, aft

'aft'

[aft.a.01] as in: (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

'aft'

[aft.r.01] as in: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

Examples:
stow the luggage aft
ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about

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