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astern

/ astern /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
(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"
Domain:
ship airplane aeroplane
adverb Sense 2
stern foremost or backward
"the steamer went astern at half speed"
adverb Sense 3
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"
Opposites:
fore forward
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
1
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