astern

1. adv. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. Source: opted

2. adv. Behind a ship; in the rear. Source: opted

3. adv. stern foremost or backward Source: wordnet

4. adv. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane Source: wordnet

5. adv. (of a ship or an airplane) behind Source: wordnet

6. 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. Source: webster

7. r:100 r. stern foremost or backward r. (of a ship or an airplane) behind Source: ecdict

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