astern
adjective
1. (nautical) behind
adverb
1. stern foremost or backward
- the steamer went astern at half speed
2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
- the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
3. (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
Sentences with astern as an adverb:
- He signalled the engineroom to go astern: in other words, to run the engine in such a way as to put the ship beyond the present position of her stern, as viewed from aboard.