Apoop

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    On the poop; astern. not-comparable

    "Thus, she made as much lee-way as head-way, could get along very nearly as fast with the wind ahead as when it was apoop, and was particularly great in a calm."

Example

More examples

"Thus, she made as much lee-way as head-way, could get along very nearly as fast with the wind ahead as when it was apoop, and was particularly great in a calm."

Etymology

From a- + poop.

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