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Definition of Astern
1. Adverb. Stern foremost or backward. "The steamer went astern at half speed"
2. Adverb. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane. "The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
3. Adverb. (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"
Definition of Astern
1. adv. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
Definition of Astern
1. Adverb. (nautical) Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard. ¹
2. Adjective. (nautical) behind ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astern
1. at or toward the rear of a ship [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astern
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