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AFT.

Abbreviations & Acronyms: AFT.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

aft.

EnglishAfternoonGeography

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: AFT.

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Length

From end to end, from stem to stern, from head to foot, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, from top to toe; fore and aft.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: AFT.

English words defined with "AFT.": afterPoop decksliding seatTo traverse a yard. (references)
Specialty definitions using "AFT.": DOPPLER SYSTEM. (references)

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Photo Album: AFT.

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Berth-deck, looking forward from aft. In: "Report on the Construction and Outfit of the United States Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS", by Lieutenant-Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part XI. Report of the Commissioner for 1883. Plate VII, p. 111. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Lower laboratory, looking forward from aft. In: "Report on the Construction and Outfit of the United States Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS", by Lieutenant-Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part XI. Report of the Commissioner for 1883. Plate IX, p. 111. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Hoisting and reeling engine on the FISH-HAWK from forward looking aft. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate V, p. 53. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

At Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, in 1863. She is flying the Confederate First National Flag aft. Note her feathering paddle wheel. Credit: NAVY.

In a British port in 1918, after she had been fitted with a landing-on deck aft. Note the large crash barrier rigged behind her funnel, her "dazzle" camouflage, and the steam launch passing by in the foreground. Credit: NAVY.

Underway at high speed in 1943-45. At the time of this photograph, she had been fitted experimentally with a pair of twin .50 caliber machineguns forward, in addition to her normal armament of four Mark XIII torpedoes, two .50 caliber twins in the superstructure and a single 20mm gun aft. This experimental boat ran extensive trials, but the design was not further produced. Credit: NAVY.

Closeup view of the submarine's conning tower area, looking aft. Taken at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, during the 1920s. Note her bell, navigation lights and open hatch. Credit: NAVY.

Underway off Subic Bay, Philippines, during joint U.S. & U.K. naval exercises, 8 March 1950. Planes on her deck include Supermarine Seafire 47s of 800 Squadron, forward, and Fairey Fireflys aft. Photographed from a USS Boxer (CV-21) plane. Credit: NAVY.

Maneuvering in line abreast formation during exercises off Block Island, Rhode Island, in April 1947. Nearest submarine is USS Sarda (SS-488). USS Torsk (SS-423) is next. Both are fitted with 5"/25 deck guns fore and aft.. Credit: NAVY.

U.S.S. Hartford, gun drill, looking aft., starboard side. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Anagrams: AFT.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters ".-a-f-t"

-1 letter: aft, fat.

-2 letters: at, fa, ta.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: AFT.


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 46 54 2E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01000110 01010100 00101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#70 &#84 &#46

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0046 0054 002E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35405416

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Abbreviations
4. Acronyms
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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