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Astern

Astern Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Astern? [adv] (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide" [adv] 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" [adv] stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Astern: abaft \| aft Related Terms \| Find terms related to Astern: a rebours \| a reculons \| abaft \| aft \| after \| against the grain \| anticlockwise \| arear \| ass-backwards \| away \| back \| backward \| backwards \| baft \| counterclockwise \| fore and aft \| fro \| hindward \| hindwards \| in reverse \| rear \| rearward \| rearwards \| retrad \| widdershins See Also \| Astern In Webster's Dictionary \A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.) 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. 2. Behind a ship; in the rear. ``A gale of wind right astern.'' --De Foe. ``Left this strait astern.'' --Drake. {To bake astern}, to go stern foremost. {To be astern of the reckoning}, to be behind the position given by the reckoning. {To drop astern}, to fall or be left behind. {To go astern}, to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds.

Astern Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Astern?

[adv] (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"
[adv] 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"
[adv] stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Astern: abaft | aft

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Astern In Webster's Dictionary

\A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.)
1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder
   part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.

2. Behind a ship; in the rear. ``A gale of wind right
   astern.'' --De Foe. ``Left this strait astern.'' --Drake.

{To bake astern}, to go stern foremost.

{To be astern of the reckoning}, to be behind the position
   given by the reckoning.

{To drop astern}, to fall or be left behind.

{To go astern}, to go backward, as from the action of
   currents or winds.

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