Meaning

3 senses

  1. Behind (a vessel); in the rear.

    achtern

    (of a ship or an airplane) behind

  2. In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.

    stern foremost or backward

  3. (obsolete, rare)At or toward the rear of a vessel.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Dead slow astern!

    ruСамый малый назад!

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  2. Full speed astern!

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
backwards:

Origin

From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”).

From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”).

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Forms

more astern, most astern
Comparativemore astern Lesson
Superlativemost astern

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane:aftabaft

Antonyms

1 antonyms
aheadA2

Word family

2 related words
Derivedastern ofdrop astern

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
assuranceB2assureB2asteriskasteroidasthmaasthmatic
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