astern
English Dictionary
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astern Definition
(r)
stern
foremost
or
backward
; "
the
steamer
went
astern
at
half
speed
"
(r)
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
"
(r) (
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
"
astern Synonyms
abaft
aft
astern
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