What is the difference between wheelhouse and abaft?
wheelhouse | abaft |
(nautical) An enclosed compartment, on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge or pilothouse
(nautical) The enclosed structure around side paddlewheels on a steamboat.
The best part of a batter's swing
(general slang) A person's expertise
(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
(nautical, obsolete) Backwards.
(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern.
In context|nautical|lang=en terms the difference between wheelhouse and abaft
is that wheelhouse is {{context|nautical|lang=en}} the enclosed structure around side paddlewheels on a steamboat while abaft is {{context|nautical|lang=en}} on the aft side; in the stern {{defdate|first attested in the early 17th century}}.As a noun wheelhouse
is {{context|nautical|lang=en}} an enclosed compartment, on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge or pilothouse.As a preposition abaft is
{{context|nautical|lang=en}} behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of {{defdate|first attested around the late 15th century}}.As a adverb abaft is
{{context|nautical|obsolete|lang=en}} backwards {{defdate|attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 15th century}}{{reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =brown, lesley | others = | title = the shorter oxford english dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =oxford university press | location =oxford, uk | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =2| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =}}.wheelhouse
English
Noun
(en noun)- The pitch was right in his wheelhouse , and he hit a salami.
Derived terms
* in someone's wheelhouseSynonyms
* (structure around paddlewheel) paddle boxabaft
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)- abaft the wheelhouse.
Adverb
(en adverb)- with the wind abaft
- The mate sleeps abaft