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Definition of astern - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
locationTECH. at or near the sternTECH.
- The crew gathered astern for the meeting.
2.
nauticalTECH. backward motion of a vesselTECH.
- The captain ordered the ship to go astern.
Expressions with astern
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directly behind a ship or boat
The island was dead astern as we sailed away.
move towards the stern of a vessel
The ship began to drop astern as the current changed.
moving a ship's engines in reverse at maximum power
The captain ordered full astern to avoid the collision.
move backward in a boat or ship
The captain ordered the ship to go astern.
in a straight line one behind another
The boats sailed line astern across the bay.
go backward in a ship or boat
The captain ordered the crew to move astern.
reversing a ship's direction quickly
In the storm, they went hard astern to stabilize.
Origin of astern
Old English, a (on) + stern (rear)
Terms with astern included in their meaning
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navy
naval gun firing astern at pursuing ships
Examples of astern in a sentence
He glanced astern to check the wake. The vessel moved astern to avoid the collision. The engineer checked the engines as the ship went astern.
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- French:à l'arrière, en arrière, ...
- German:achtern, rückwärts, ...
- Italian:a poppa, indietro, ...
- Spanish:en la popa, hacia atrás, ...
- Portuguese:à popa, a ré, ...
- Chinese:在船尾, 倒退, ...
- Japanese:船尾に, 後進させる, ...
- Arabic:فِي الْمُؤَخَّرَة, إلى الوراء, ...
- Hebrew:בִּירַכְתַּיִם, לְאָחוֹר, ...
- Russian:за кормой, назад, ...
- Ukrainian:на кормі, назад, ...
- Hindi:पीछे, पीछे की ओर, ...
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