Astern

adjective

/əˈstɜːn/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.adjectiveBehind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.

"If one ship is following another, the first is astern of the second."

2.adverbBehind (a vessel); in the rear.

3.adverbIn the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.

4.adverbAt or toward the rear of a vessel.

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