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Astern

adverb

Stern foremost or backward.

At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane. Synonyms: abaft, aft. "Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft" , "The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" Antonym: fore.

(of a ship or an airplane) behind.

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"Astern" Quotes from Famous Books

... the darkness was lit up by a vivid flash, a thunderous boom traveled across the bay, and the heavy shot tore its way screaming over the Raleigh, quickly followed by a second, which fell astern of the Olympia and Raleigh. The Spaniards had discovered the approach of the squadron. The Raleigh, Concord, and Boston replied; all the shots ...

— Dewey and Other Naval Commanders • Edward S. Ellis

... the blow was so stunning that he did no more than instinctively cling to the object which had injured him. It sustained his weight, but, in the wind-lashed waves and darkness, he and his support were unseen. The tide was running out swiftly, and he and the pole had been swept well astern, while Bodine looked at the spot where they thought he had sunk-a point from which the negro's frantic oar-strokes ...

— The Earth Trembled • E.P. Roe

... ahead, astern, and on the beam, two hydroplanes circling and paralleling above, and a solitary observing balloon hovering over the Long Island shore, our ship and convoys stood ...

— The Greater Love • George T. McCarthy

... order. The shot was seen to touch the water twice before it disappeared, but whether it struck the dhow seemed doubtful. Again the gun was got ready, but this time was aimed at the next vessel ahead, which almost immediately lowered her sails, the one astern ...

— Ned Garth - Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade • W. H. G. Kingston

... she blows!" hailed the look-out from the mast-head, as a school of whales hove in sight, about three miles astern, one afternoon, when they had been four months on the whaling grounds. It was the first discovery that had been made, they having been thus far unsuccessful. All hands were immediately called up; every man was at his post, making ready for ...

— Natalie - A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds • Ferna Vale

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