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adverb • at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | ||||||||
| 42% | 5 | Sail set on the smaller mast nearer the stern of a ship | ||||||
noun • third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy • fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast | ||||||||
| 30% | 3 | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short" | ||||||
noun • an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code | ||||||||
The Sailors A Short Distance Nearer The Stern Crossword Clue
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ABAFT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ABAFT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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