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Definition of astern:
(v) :
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."
(adj) :
behind
"if one ship is following another, the first is astern when viewed from the second."
(preposition) :
behind
"the ship left a wake astern of her."
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Definition of astern:
(v) :
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."
(adj) :
behind
"if one ship is following another, the first is astern when viewed from the second."
(preposition) :
behind
"the ship left a wake astern of her."
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