Explanation and meaning of astern.

astern

/ə'stɜrn/

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

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abaft aft
adverb
(of a ship or an airplane) behind
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"we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"

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