Quick definitions from WordNet (astern)
▸ adverb: (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")
▸ adverb: stern foremost or backward ("The steamer went astern at half speed")
▸ adverb: 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")
▸ Also see asterns
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▸ adverb: (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")
▸ adverb: stern foremost or backward ("The steamer went astern at half speed")
▸ adverb: 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")
▸ Also see asterns
▸ Words similar to astern
▸ Usage examples for astern
▸ Idioms related to astern (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near astern
▸ Rhymes of astern
▸ Invented words related to astern