Aft and Backward

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Aft adverb - Near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft.

Usage example: after transferring the controls to the copilot, the captain went aft to see what the disturbance was

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Backward and aft are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Backward" instead the word "Aft" as an adjective or an adverb.

Backward adjective - Directed, turned, or done toward the back.

Usage example: a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going

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Aft and backward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aft" instead the word "Backward" as an adjective or an adverb.

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