单词 | aftwards |
释义 | aftwardsadv. = aftward adv. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [adverb] > towards the stern aftwardc1514 afterwarda1618 aftwards1627 aft1669 sternward1832 sternways1872 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 19 The vse of those staies are to keepe the Masts from falling aftwards. 1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. 3010/2 Stay, in the sea-language, a big strong rope fastened to the top of one mast..serving to keep it firm, and prevent its falling aftwards or towards the poop. 1834 Mechanics' Mag. 30 Aug. 364/1 As the plunger descends, the water is driven out aftwards. 1906 V. W. Ekman in F. Nansen Norwegian North Polar Exped. 1893–6 V. xv. 35 One set of waves,..stretch right across the wake, bending slightly aftwards. 1984 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 29 June We are also pretty worried about the flames getting near the cargo... We are towing her into the wind so that the flames are kept aftwards as much as possible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1627 |
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