astern

Adverb

• In a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft.
• stern foremost or backward
  • "the steamer went astern at half speed"
• 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"
• (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

• Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
• In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
• At or toward the rear of a vessel.

Adj

• Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.

Examples

• I was fifty points astern, but a lucky bingo could change everything.

Synonyms

abaft, aft

Antonyms

fore, ahead

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