aft vs quarter

The stern portion of a vessel. 

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

The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern. 

A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. 

One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff. 

A region or place. 

A quarter of an acre or 40 roods. 

Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part. 

A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season. 

A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. 

A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests. 

Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed. 

A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams. 

A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. 

Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass. 

A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side. 

A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. 

A quarterfinal. 

A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location. 

A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour. 

The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin. 

One of four equal periods into which a game is divided. 

A fourth part of a hundredweight. 

Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%). 

Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year. 

Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.