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Vinony

astern

adverb

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Pronunciation: /əˈstɝn/ / /əˈstɜːn/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English a- English stern English astern From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”).

  1. Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.

    “If one ship is following another, the first is astern of the second.”

    “When we first espied the Dutch fleet sailing towards us, our whole blue squadron was astern much farther from us, so that Prince Rupert thought it absolutely necessary to slacken sail that they might have time to join us.”

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English a- English stern English astern From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”).

  1. Behind (a vessel); in the rear.

    “After we had row'd, or rather driven about a League and a Half, as we reckon'd it, a raging Wave, Mountain-like, came rowling a-stern of us, and plainly bad us expect the Coup-de-Grace.”

  2. In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
  3. At or toward the rear of a vessel.