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1 abaft
akterIadv. \/əˈbɑːft\/( sjøfart) akter, akterutIIprep. \/əˈbɑːft\/( sjøfart) aktenforabaft the beam ( sjøfart) aktenfor tvers -
2 beam
bi:m 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) bjelke2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) (lys)stråle3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) dekksbjelke2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) smile strålende, stråle2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) sende, stråle ut, kringkastebjelke--------stråleIsubst. \/biːm\/1) bjelke, bom, drager, stang2) stråle, lysstråle, strålebunt, lyskjegle3) elektronstrøm, radiosignal, radiokurs4) strålende smil5) ( i turn og på vev) bom6) (plog)ås7) vektstang8) ( på dampsmaskin) vippe9) ( zoologi) ugrenet takk, gevirstang (hos hjort)abaft the beam ( sjøfart) aktenfor tversbeam aerial eller beam antenna stråleantenne, retningsantennebefore the beam ( sjøfart) forut for tversbe off the beam ( hverdagslig) være ute av kurs, være utenfor, være på villsporbe on the beam ( hverdagslig) være på rett kurs, følge med, være våken, være på rett sporbroad in the beam ( hverdagslig) bred over hoftene, bred over bakenon the starboard\/port beam ( sjøfart) tvers over styrbord\/babordplough beam ( jordbruk) plogåsride the beam ( luftfart) følge ledestrålenIIverb \/biːm\/1) utstråle, sende (ut) (stråler, radiobølger e.l.)2) rette inn (ved hjelp av retningsantenne)3) stråle, skinnebeam (up)on someone eller beam at someone se på noen med et strålende smilbeam with happiness stråle av lykke
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abaft — abaft, aft, astern are nautical terms meaning behind or to or at the rear (of). Abaft and aft are applied to objects or their positions in a ship. Abaft (opposed to afore) commonly suggests position relatively nearer the stern or rear part of the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Abaft — A*baft ([.a]*b[.a]ft ), prep. [Pref. a on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See {After}, {Aft}, {By}.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse. [1913 Webster] {Abaft the beam}. See under … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abaft — A*baft , adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abaft — [ə baft′, əbäft′] adv. [ME o baft < OE on, ON + bæftan < be, BY + æftan, AFT1] at or toward the stern or rear of a ship; aft prep. Naut. to the rear of; behind [located just abaft the bridge] … English World dictionary
abaft — (adv.) 1590s, from Middle English on baft (O.E. on bæftan) backwards. The second component is itself a compound of be by (see BY (Cf. by)) and æftan aft (see AFT (Cf. aft)). The word has been saved by the sailors (the stern being the after part… … Etymology dictionary
abaft — [adj] to the rear astern, back, behind, rearward; concepts 586,820 … New thesaurus
abaft — ► ADVERB & PREPOSITION Nautical ▪ in or behind the stern of a ship. ORIGIN from archaic baft «in the rear» … English terms dictionary
Abaft — (chimney). (If not qualified, abaft means behind the mid point of a ship or group of ships .) Note that unqualified or in the abaft the beam form, abaft does not necessarily refer to a point actually on the ship; it may refer to a point some… … Wikipedia
abaft — /euh baft , euh bahft /, Naut. prep. 1. to the rear of; aft of: the fife rail abaft the mainmast. adv. 2. in the direction of the stern; astern; aft. [1225 75; ME on baft, abaft, equiv. to A 1 and on ON + baft, OE baeftan contr. of be + aeftan.… … Universalium
abaft — 1. preposition Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of abaft the wheelhouse. 2. adverb On the … Wiktionary
abaft — a•baft [[t]əˈbæft, əˈbɑft[/t]] Naut. 1) naut. navig. to the rear of; aft of; behind 2) naut. navig. toward the stern; astern; aft • Etymology: 1225–75; ME on baft, abaft= a I and on on+baft, OE bæftan contr. of be+æftan. See by I, aft I … From formal English to slang