Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!

astern Definition

Cancel
astern
adverb(a-stern)
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Synonyms: abaft, aft,
Examples:
The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about.
astern
adverb(a-stern)
(of a ship or an airplane) behind
Examples:
We dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide.

Words Related to astern!

astern Examples by Brain Bank Users