1syllable
astern
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Definitions ofastern
1adjective
- Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
Example: "If one ship is following another, the first is astern of the second."
1adverb
- Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
- In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
- At or toward the rear of a vessel.
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