Aft – Toward the back part of a ship

(Pronounced aft)

To remember the definition of the word aft, use the following mnemonic:

After (aft) feeling sick, she leant over the back of the ship.

Examples of aft in a sentence

I returned to my bed in the aft cabin.

The sailors ran aft to pull in the anchor.

There were to many of us in the aft of the boat and it capsized when the wind caught the sail.