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Meaning of 'astern' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Astern [ adv.]
- In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
- Behind a ship; in the rear.

Meaning of 'astern' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . astern [ r]
Meaning (1):
- at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Example in sentence:
  • ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft;
  • stow the luggage aft;
  • the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
Meaning (2):
- stern foremost or backward
Example in sentence:
  • the steamer went astern at half speed
Meaning (3):
- (of a ship or an airplane) behind
Example in sentence:
  • we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide

Nearby Words:

astacus astarboard astart astarte astate astatic astatically astaticism astay asteism

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