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21aft — I navig. aft [[t]æft, ɑft[/t]] adv. 1) naut. navig. at, close to, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft 2) naut. navig. situated toward or at the stern or tail • Etymology: bef. 950; ME afte, OE æftan from behind II aft [[t]æft,… …
22aft — adj. Aft is used with these nouns: ↑deck …
23aft — Synonyms and related words: abaft, after, aftermost, astern, back, backward, baft, fore and aft, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, retrograde, tail …
24aft — The back of a vessel. Also see fore and aft adjustment …
25AFT-IFTIM — (Association pour le développement de la Formation professionnelle dans le Transport) suivi de (Institut de Formation aux Techniques d Implantation et de Manutention). L AFT, est créé en 1957 sous l égide de l Union des Fédérations de Transport.… …
26aft|most — «AFT mohst, AHFT », adjective. Nautical. aftermost …
27Aft-Fan-Triebwerk — [ ɑːftfæn , englisch after »nach«, »hinter« und englisch fan »Gebläse«], Zweistrom (Zweikreis )Turbinenluftstrahltriebwerk (Strahltriebwerk) …
28aft-fan — The turbofan engine that has a fan mounted on the aft turbine. This arrangement is rarely used, since an aft fan cannot contribute to air compression at the inlet …
29Aft-crossing trajectory — In 2005, a new trajectory that an air launched rocket could take to put satellites into orbit was tested. Until this time, launch vehicles such as the Pegasus rocket, or rocket planes such as the X 1, X 15, or SpaceShipOne, which were carried… …
30aft adjustment — See fore and aft adjustment …
