Aft
Aft adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.
Usage example: the aft part of the cruise ship turned out to be the noisier section
Rear
Rear adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.
Usage example: go to the back of the building and look out the rear window and you'll see the eagle
Aft is a synonym for rear in back topic. You can use "Aft" instead the word "Rear" as an adjective or a noun or an adverb.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In this case it's pretty fully explained what the order refers to: A singularity jump, followed by launch of torpedoes from the rear launcher, followed by cloaking and pulling a Crazy Ivan, and finally decloaking and knocking the enemy's aft shields down just as the torpedoes arrive.
Source: Attack Pattern Alpha -
The OK-GLI test vehicle (similar to NASA's Enterprise, but with four turbojets mounted on the rear and a fuel tank taking up the aft quarter of the cargo bay) could take off from a runway on its own (as seen in this video starting about 7 minutes in) but had no ability to make it to space.
Source: Space Plane
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