Please move that cargo aft, matey!
The mizzen mast is aft of the main mast.
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:-) "Aft", is as the above shows, an old marine term. If the object being described in completely behind the vessel though, such as a following ship, it is said to be "astern" (beyond the stern, i.e. the rear, of the ship).
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