Stern vs. Aft: What's the Difference?
Stern and Aft Definitions
Stern
Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character
A stern disciplinarian.
Aft
At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or spacecraft.
Stern
Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh
A stern face.
A stern voice.
Aft
(nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
Stern
Firm or unyielding; uncompromising
Stern resistance.
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Aft
: the time of day from noon until early evening.
Stern
Difficult to endure; oppressive
Stern necessity.
Aft
(nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
Stern
(Nautical) The rear part of a ship or boat.
Aft
Located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
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Stern
A rear part or section.
Aft
Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Stern
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
Aft
(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
Stern
Grim and forbidding in appearance.
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Aft
At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane;
Stow the luggage aft
Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
Stern
(nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
Stern
(figurative) The post of management or direction.
Stern
The hinder part of anything.
Stern
The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
Stern
A bird, the black tern.
Stern
To steer, to direct the course of (a ship).
Stern
To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.
Stern
The black tern.
Stern
The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder.
Stern
The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow.
Stern
Fig.: The post of management or direction.
And sit chiefest stern of public weal.
Stern
The hinder part of anything.
Stern
The tail of an animal; - now used only of the tail of a dog.
Stern
Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree.
The sterne wind so loud gan to rout.
I would outstare the sternest eyes that look.
When that the poor have cried, Cæsar hath wept;Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard.
These barren rocks, your stern inheritance.
Stern
Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.
Stern
The rear part of a ship
Stern
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Stern
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
He deserves a good kick in the butt
Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Stern
Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect;
An austere expression
A stern face
Stern
Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
Grim determination
Grim necessity
Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
Relentless persecution
The stern demands of parenthood
Stern
Severe and unremitting in making demands;
An exacting instructor
A stern disciplinarian
Strict standards
