aft
aft1 (aft) adv.
[[ME afte < OE æftan (akin to Goth aftana, from behind < afta, behind, farthest back) < IE base *af-, off, away]]
at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft [Smith is stationed aft during all emergency drills] –art of to the rear of; behind
