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astern definition

astern (ə stʉrn′)

adverb

  1. behind a ship or aircraft a keg bobbed up astern
  2. aft: not a nautical usage
  3. backward; in a reverse direction full speed astern

Etymology: a- + stern

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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