astern

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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
• Syn:
aft, abaft
• Ant:
fore (for: aft)
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
• Topics:
ship, airplane, aeroplane, plane

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  aft, abaft
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  fore, forward