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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.'' --De Foe. ``Left this strait astern.'' --Drake. {To bake astern}, to go stern foremost. {To be astern of the reckoning}, to be behind the position given by the reckoning. {To drop astern}, to fall or be left behind. {To go astern}, to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: astern adv 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}] 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"
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