ASTERN

astern. Astern, ad. in the hinder part of a ship, behind

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A‐stern″ (�), adv. [[Pref. a- + stern.]] (Naut.) 1. 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
2. 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.