Abaft
Abaft preposition - At, to, or toward the rear of.
Usage example: a school of porpoises swam abaft the fishing boat
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Back of and abaft are semantically related In some cases you can use "Back of" instead the word "Abaft" as an adverb or an adjective or a preposition.
Back of
Back of preposition - At, to, or toward the rear of.
Usage example: the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school
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