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Astern

//əˈstɝn// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead. not-comparable

    "If one ship is following another, the first is astern of the second."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Behind (a vessel); in the rear.

    "After we had row'd, or rather driven about a League and a Half, as we reckon'd it, a raging Wave, Mountain-like, came rowling a-stern of us, and plainly bad us expect the Coup-de-Grace."

  2. 2
    In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
  3. 3
    At or toward the rear of a vessel. obsolete, rare
Adverb
  1. 1
    (of a ship or an airplane) behind wordnet
  2. 2
    at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane wordnet
  3. 3
    stern foremost or backward wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”).

Etymology 2

From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”).

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