astern
adv. (Nautical, Aeronautics) toward the back, toward the rear; backwards | ||||
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ASTERN Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| BTS Transportation Expressions |
| 2K Group Shipping, Trade, Insurance Dictionary |
astern
A backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead.
A backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead.
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
astern
in the rear of, or abaft, the stern of an offshore drilling rig; moving backwards.
in the rear of, or abaft, the stern of an offshore drilling rig; moving backwards.
ASTERN Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Astern
(adv.)
In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
(adv.)
Behind a ship; in the rear.
(adv.)
In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
(adv.)
Behind a ship; in the rear.
| WordNet 2.0 |
astern
Adverb
1. stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"
2. 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"
(synonym) aft, abaft
3. (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"
(classification) ship
Adverb
1. stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"
2. 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"
(synonym) aft, abaft
3. (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"
(classification) ship
| hEnglish - advanced version |
astern
astern
\a*stern"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + stern.] (naut.)
1. in or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
2. behind a ship; in the rear. "a gale of wind right astern." "left this strait astern."
similar words(5)
to bake astern
to go astern
to drop astern
to fall astern
to be astern of the reckoning
astern
\a*stern"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + stern.] (naut.)
1. in or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
2. behind a ship; in the rear. "a gale of wind right astern." "left this strait astern."
similar words(5)
to bake astern
to go astern
to drop astern
to fall astern
to be astern of the reckoning
ASTERN Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Astern
behind the boat
behind the boat
| Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms |
ASTERN
In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
| Nautical Nomenclature |
Astern
behind the boat
behind the boat
ASTERN Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Astern
Astern is the naval term for the back-end or rear of a vessel. "Astern" is synonymous with "aft", and the two words can be used interchangeably.
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