astern

adverb

1. stern foremost or backward

   adv.all

   Examples

   The steamer went astern at half speed.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

   adv.all

   Examples

   The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about.

   Synonyms abaft aft

   Antonyms fore forward

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. (of a ship or an airplane) behind

   adv.all

   Examples

   We dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go <i>astern</i>.

   adverb

   Source: webster1913