Associations to the word «Astern»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
ASTERN, adverb. (nautical) Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.
ASTERN, adjective. (nautical) behind
ASTERN OF, preposition. (nautical) behind
Dictionary definition
ASTERN, adverb. Stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed".
ASTERN, adverb. 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".
ASTERN, 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".
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