adverb & adjective. Behind a vessel.

adverb & adjective. At or to the stern of a vessel.

adverb & adjective. With or having the stern foremost; backward.

At or toward the hinder part of a ship: as, to go astern.

Behind, at any indefinite distance: as, the ship was far astern of us.

In the direction of the stern; backward; back; to the rear: said of a ship: as, the current drove us far astern.

adverb. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward.

adverb. Behind a ship; in the rear.

adverb. to go stern foremost.

adverb. to be behind the position given by the reckoning.

adverb. to fall or be left behind.

adverb. to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds.

adverb. Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.

adjective. behind

adverb. (of a ship or an airplane) behind

adverb. stern foremost or backward

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

""Glad to hear it," returned the other, who could read our name astern as she lay athwart us."

backward  to back astern  to be astern of the reckoning  to fall astern  

astern of  

1-day  calm  chopped-off  cloud-swept  faster-than-light  

a rebours  a reculons  abaft  aft  after