Hypertext Webster Gateway: "astern"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Astern \A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.)
1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder
part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
2. Behind a ship; in the rear. ``A gale of wind right
astern.'' --De Foe. ``Left this strait astern.'' --Drake.
{To bake astern}, to go stern foremost.
{To be astern of the reckoning}, to be behind the position
given by the reckoning.
{To drop astern}, to fall or be left behind.
{To go astern}, to go backward, as from the action of
currents or winds.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
astern
adv 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; "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" [syn: {aft},
{abaft}] [ant: {fore}]
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"
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