aft vs sideways

aft

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

noun
  • The stern portion of a vessel. 

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

sideways

adj
  • Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). 

  • Not as planned; towards a worse outcome. 

  • In conflict (with); not compatible (with). 

  • Moving or directed toward one side. 

  • Neither moving upward nor moving downward. 

adv
  • Askance; sidelong. 

  • With a side to the front. 

  • Neither upward nor downward. 

  • Towards one side. 

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