aft vs following

aft

adj
  • located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane 

adv
  • At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel). 

noun
  • The stern portion of a vessel. 

following

adj
  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

  • About to be specified. 

  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

noun
  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

How often have the words aft and following occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )