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Definitions of astern
  1. adverb
    at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
    "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"

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  2. adverb
    (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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