The meaning of ASTERN is behind a ship. How to use astern in a sentence.

ASTERN definition: 1. behind a ship, or going backwards when in a ship 2. behind a ship, or going backward when in a…. Learn more.

Astern means at the rear of a ship, boat, or plane. If your seat on an airplane is astern, you'll have to walk all the way to the very back to find it.

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 …

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Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping. A ship that is moving astern is moving backwards. At the crucial …

Definition of astern adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3 senses: nautical 1. at or towards the stern 2. with the stern first 3. aft of the stern of a vessel.... Click for more definitions.

ASTERN meaning: 1 : in, at, or toward the back of a boat or ship in, at, or toward the stern; 2 : in a reverse direction

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