Abaft
21abaft — /əˈbaft/ (say uh bahft) Nautical –preposition 1. in the rear of; behind. –adverb 2. at or towards the stern; aft. {Middle English, from a 1 + baft, Old English bæftan, be æftan. See by, aft} …
22abaft — adv. & prep. Naut. adv. in the stern half of a ship. prep. nearer the stern than; aft of. Etymology: A(2) + baft f. OE beaeligftan f. be BY + aeligftan behind …
23abaft the beam — towards a ship s beams and direction which her stern is directed …
24abaft the beam — phrasal : in an arc of the horizon between a line that crosses a ship at right angles to the keel and that point of the compass toward which her stern points …
25International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea — The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and set out, inter alia, the rules of the road or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other… …
26Battle class destroyer — The Battle class were a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in three groups, the first group were ordered under the 1942 naval estimates. A modified second and third group, together with two… …
27Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
28Navigation light — The winglet and red navigation light on the port (left) wing of a South African Airways Boeing 747 400 aircraft A navigation light is a colored source of illumination on an aircraft, spacecraft, or waterborne vessel, used to signal a craft s… …
29HMS Dreadnought (1906) — For other ships of the same name, see HMS Dreadnought. Dreadnought at sea; note the torpedo net booms folded against her side Class overview Name …
30Mogador class destroyer — Volta Class overview Name: Mogador Operators …
