01 adv. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
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1.
In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.(Naut.)
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2.
Behind a ship; in the rear.
Phrases & compounds
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.