Complete Definition of "astern"

English

Adverb
astern

  1. nautical Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.

#* He signalled the engineroom to go astern: in other words, to run the engine in such a way as to put the ship beyond the present position of her stern, as viewed from aboard.

Translations
trans-top|backwards
Finnish: taakse
trans-bottom

Adjective
astern

  1. nautical behind

#* If one ship is following another, the first is astern when viewed from the second.

Usage notes
Within the ship, the corresponding adjective is abaft.
An object nearer the stern than the mainmast is abaft the mainmast.

Translations
trans-top|behind (adj)
Finnish: takana, perä|perän puoli|puolella
trans-bottom

Preposition
astern of

  1. nautical behind

#* The ship left a wake astern of her.

Translations
trans-top|behind (prep)
Finnish: takana, taakse, takaa
trans-bottom

io:astern
te:astern
vi:astern

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