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1. (adv.) astern
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft.
2. astern
in a backward direction.
Etymology: (1620–30)
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1. (adverb) astern
stern foremost or backward
"the steamer went astern at half speed"
2. (adverb) aft, abaft, astern
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"
3. (adverb) astern
(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"
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1. (adverb) astern
in or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern
2. (adverb) astern
behind a ship; in the rear
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