astern
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Adverb [edit]
astern (comparative more astern, superlative most astern)
- (nautical) Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.
- He signalled the engineroom to go astern: in other words, to run the engine in such a way as to put the ship beyond the present position of her stern, as viewed from aboard.
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Translations [edit]
backwards
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Adjective [edit]
astern (not comparable)
- (nautical) behind
- If one ship is following another, the first is astern when viewed from the second.
Usage notes [edit]
- Within the ship, the corresponding adjective is abaft. An object nearer the stern than the mainmast is abaft the mainmast.
Translations [edit]
behind (adj)
