Nautical term.
The crossword clue "Nautical term." is answered by ABAFT, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1972; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ABAFT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABAFT answer page.
Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1972; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ABAFT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABAFT, most used first.
- Toward the stern - used 46 times, most recently in 2020
- Sternward - used 27 times, most recently in 2017
- At the stern - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- To the rear - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Astern - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Nautical term. - ABEAM, used 28 times
- Nautical call - AVAST, used 25 times
- Nautical "Halt!" - AVAST, used 23 times
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