Definition of astern Astern
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We found 13 definitions of astern from 8 different sources.
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What does astern mean?
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| 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" | ||
| ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight | ||
| astern - stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed" | ||
| 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" | ||
| aft, abaft | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- astern (adv.)
In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. - astern (adv.)
Behind a ship; in the rear.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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astern
In a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft. -
astern
In a backward direction.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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astern
a-stėrn′, adv. in the stern: towards the hinder part of a ship: behind. [Prep. a, and Stern.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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astern
au derriere, (from a and steorn, Sax.) any distance behind a ship, as opposed to a-head, which is before her. Thus, when south is a-head, or on the line to which the stem is directed, north will be astern.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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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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