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Look up: aft

  1. AFT
    Assist Failed Train. The AFT cock fitted to certain locomotives, enables them to take air-supply from the brake pipe. This is a requirement when 'Dead on Rear' of a single-piped freight train.
    Found on http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/page/Glossary

  2. Aft
    Aft, in naval terminology, is an adjective or adverb meaning, towards the stern (rear) of the ship, when the frame of reference is within the ship. Example: "Able Seaman Smith; lay aft!". Or; "What`s happening aft?" Aft also describes the direction of movement within an aircraft; that is, towards the tail. Example: "Let`s go aft." It may a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aft

  3. aft
    abbreviation: after
    Found on http://www.apscharts.com/abbrev.html

  4. aft
    [adv] - at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Aft
    At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or spacecraft.
    Found on http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_mod

  6. Aft
    At or towards the stern (rear end) of the boat.
    Found on http://www.jard.co.uk/laser2/glossary.sh

  7. Aft
    Toward the stern of a boat.
    Found on http://www.go-sail.co.uk/dglossa.html

  8. Aft
    The back of a vessel.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  9. Aft
    the rear of a boat
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  10. aft
    in,near,or toward the stern of a vessel Category: Transport • At or towards the stern or after part of a ship,as a word either of position or motion.A winch may be mounted aft(an expression of position)and crew sent aft to man it(an expression of motion). Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  11. Aft
    Aft (ȧft) adverb & adjective [ Anglo-Saxon æftan behind; orig. superl. of of , off . See After .] (Nautical) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/41

  12. aft
    abaft adverb at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; `stow the luggage aft`; `ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft`; `the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. Aft
    • (adv. & a.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. aft
    After
    Found on http://www3.sympatico.ca/dhaughey/j1930.

  15. Aft
    Toward the stern
    Found on http://andrews.com/kysc/terms.html

  16. Aft
    Tail end of vehicle.
    Found on http://www.aeroconsystems.com/glossary.h

  17. AFT
    Toward the stern of the boat
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  18. AFT
    American Federation of Teachers
    Found on http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/misc/glo

  19. Aft
    Toward the stern of the boat.
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  20. Aft
    In nautical and aviation terminology, the term aft means at the back (at the stern or at the tail), or near to the rear (near to the stern or near to the tail), or towards the rear (towards the stern or towards the tail).
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  21. AFT
    In, near, or toward the stern of the vessel.
    Found on http://www.insurexchange.com/glossary/ma

  22. aft
    Toward the rear of the boat.
    Found on http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-ter

  23. aft
    toward the rear of a ship
    Found on http://www.ddtvl.com/glossary/glossary.h

  24. Aft
    At, near, or toward the stern.
    Found on http://www.yachtdeliveryasia.com/glossar

  25. AFT
    About F***ing Time
    Found on http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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