About The Word Astern
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Astern
Astern Definition And Meaning |
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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.
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