astern
Use Astern in a sentence
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.
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| —adv, —adj | |
| 1. | at or towards the stern |
| 2. | with the stern first: full speed astern! |
| 3. | aft of the stern of a vessel |
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Astern
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Example sentences
By trailing wire astern and counting revolutions, one can determine distances.
It employs an underwater towed body acoustic projector, which is towed astern of the host ship by a fiber optic tow cable.
The wounded had been dragged to the after-torpedo room, the compartment farthest astern.
The annual validation decals must be affixed within six inches astern of the registration number.
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