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aft
Preposition
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close to, or towards the rear of a boat or plane.
They spent their evening on the ship's deck. One stood fore, the other aft.
She could see land through the aft windows.
retraction
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noun
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
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noun
the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
the retraction of the landing gear
retraction of the foreskin