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English to English adverb
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stern foremost or backward |  | Example: the steamer went astern at half speed
source: wordnet30
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | | Example: stow the luggage aft
ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about
source: wordnet30
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(of a ship or an airplane) behind | | Example: we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide
source: wordnet30
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In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. | | source: webster1913
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