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| 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. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
aft. | English | Afternoon | Geography |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: AFT. |
| English words defined with "AFT.": after ♦ Poop deck ♦ sliding seat ♦ To traverse a yard. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "AFT.": DOPPLER SYSTEM. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | 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. | |||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters ".-a-f-t" | |
-1 letter: aft, fat. | |
-2 letters: at, fa, ta. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 46 54 2E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000110 01010100 00101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A F T . |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0046 0054 002E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35405416 |
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