astern
(ə stʉrn′)
adverb
- behind a ship or aircraft: a keg bobbed up astern
- aft: not a nautical usage
- backward; in a reverse direction: full speed astern
Origin:
a- + stern
See astern in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adverb & adj.- Behind a vessel.
- At or to the stern of a vessel.
- With or having the stern foremost; backward.