Aft and Sternward

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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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Sternward and aft are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sternward" instead an adverb "Aft".

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

Usage example: a flight attendant hurried sternward to attend to the disturbance

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Aft and sternward are semantically related. You can use "Aft" instead an adverb "Sternward".

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