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KK Pronunciation
〔 әˋstFn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 әˊstәːn 〕
Overview of adv astern
The adv astern has 3 senses
- astern -- (stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed")
- aft, abaft, astern -- (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")
- astern -- ((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")