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astern

DEFINITIONS OF: astern

1

adv at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

“the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about”
Synonyms:
abaft, aft
Antonyms:
fore, forward
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

adv (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”

adv stern foremost or backward

“the steamer went astern at half speed”
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