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a⋅stern

  [uh-sturn]
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–adverb
1. in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft: The cutter was following close astern.
2. in a backward direction: The steamer went astern at half speed.
Origin:
1620–30; a- 1 + stern 2
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a·stern   (ə-stûrn')   
adv.   & adj.

  1. Behind a vessel.

  2. At or to the stern of a vessel.

  3. With or having the stern foremost; backward.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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