
1) Abaft 2) Aft 3) Behind 4) Sternward
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1) Abaft 2) Aftward 3) At the back 4) At the rear of an aircraft 5) Away from a bow 6) Away from the bow 7) Away from the prow 8) Back 9) Back at sea 10) Back in a boat 11) Back in the bay 12) Back in the boat 13) Back in the navy 14) Back on a brigantine 15) Back on board 16) Back on deck 17) Back onboard
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towards the stern (rear) of a vessel, behind a vessel.
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at the stern of a ship
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at the stern of a ship
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Behind, or a backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line. When a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead.
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• (adv.) Behind a ship; in the rear. • (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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In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
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Behind the boat, or moving in reverse.
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Behind the boat
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At any point behind the boat, backward.
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Backwards, somewhere behind the vessel, or towards or behind the stern.
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Backwards, somewhere behind the vessel, or towards or behind the stern.
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In back of the boat, opposite of ahead
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Backwards, somewhere behind the vessel, or towards or behind the stern.
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A·stern' adverb [ Prefix
a- +
stern .]
(Nautical) 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go
astern .
2. Behind a ship; in the rear. 'A gale of wind right
astern .'
De Foe. 'Left this strai...
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A backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite
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Astern is a nautical term meaning behind the ship.
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In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
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In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
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Toward the stern; an object or vessel that is abaft another vessel or object.
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[Treasure Island] behind a ship.
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adverb (of a ship or an airplane) behind; `we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide`
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Toward the aft (back of the ship), or behind the ship
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in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft: The cutter was following close astern. · in a backward direction: The steamer went astern at half speed.
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