Definitions for astern
əˈstɜrnastern

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. asternadverb

   stern foremost or backward

   "the steamer went astern at half speed"

2. aft, abaft, asternadverb

   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. asternadverb

   (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. asternadverb

   Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.

2. asternadjective

   behind

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Asternadverb

   In the hinder part of the ship; behind the ship.

   Etymology: from a and stern.

   The galley gives her side, and turns her prow,
   While those astern descending down the steep,
   Thro’ gaping waves behold the boiling deep. Dryden.

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1. astern

   This list of ship directions provides succinct definitions for terms applying to spatial orientation in a marine environment or location on a vessel, such as fore, aft, astern, aboard, or topside.

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1. astern

   Astern refers to the direction towards the rear or stern (back end) of a ship or aircraft. It can also mean moving or positioned behind a ship or aircraft.

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1. Asternadverb

   in or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern

2. Asternadverb

   behind a ship; in the rear

3. Etymology: [Pref. a- + stern.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Astern

   a-stėrn′, adv. in the stern: towards the hinder part of a ship: behind. [Prep. a, and Stern.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. astern

   Any distance behind a vessel; in the after-part of the ship; in the direction of the stern, and therefore the opposite of ahead.--To drop astern, is to be left behind,--when abaft a right angle to the keel at the main-mast, she drops astern.

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Anagrams for astern »

1. santer

2. sterna

3. stenar

4. enstar

How to pronounce astern?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of astern in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of astern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of astern in a Sentence

1. Thomas Jefferson:

   I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy.

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