astern

Meanings

Adverb

• stern foremost or backward
  • "the steamer went astern at half speed"
• at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
  • "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
• (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"

Synonyms

abaft, aft

Antonyms

fore