astern
Meaning
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- Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
- In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
- (obsolete) At or toward the rear of a vessel.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈstɝn/
Etymology
From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”).
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