Astern

What do we mean by astern?

Behind a vessel. adverb & adjective

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

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

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.

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. adverb

Behind adjective

(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 adverb

Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.

Words that are spelled similarly to astern:
astern, stern, aster, eastern, pastern, asters, altern, astert, ostern, austern.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word astern:
starboard, broadside, swivel, cruising, amidships, rudder, outboard, maneuvering, magenta, propulsion, convoy, fueling, rammed, turbine, freighter, torpedo, casing, sighted, steaming, blinded, neptune, stern, knots, bow, whitehead, turret, tug, aft, horsepower, escorts, gunfire, propeller, sonar, exploded, shaft, ahead, armament, collision, destroyer, sank, helm, submarine, steamer, wasp, orion, kaiser, deck, flagship, towed, vessel, guns, maneuver, ship, ships, fired, thrust, anchored, planes, steering, backwards, submerged, okinawa, hms, dive, whale, boiler, firing, escort, beam, reversed, shells, cruiser, port, sail, aboard, enemy, explosion, barely, depth, fitted, spotted, rescued, boats, radar, anchor, speed, reverse, equipped, coupled, proceeded, wake, squadron, steam, vessels, carrier, monarch, searching, fire, gun, plane.

Words that rhyme with astern:
disturn, misturn, just turn, must earn, must turn, thus turn, us turn.

Adjectives that are often used to describe astern:
dead, full, next, clear, second, fear, slow, little, high, close, right, oar, visible, nearer, hard, uninjured, proper, straight, length, farthest, nervous, slick, fall, due, line, fair, dim, buoy, plentiful, shot, vain, poop, bogey, dingy, mile.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective astern:
turbine, turbines, position, direction, power, thrust, valve, formation, element, attack, speed, cams, motion, operation, throttle, blading, section, cam, propulsion, sir, nozzles, cylinder, fire, side, method, movement, resistance, end, drum, coupling, voice, gear, mode, surface, seas, condition, pitch, elements, wheel, towing, souverain, bell, torque, lads, stages, attacks, trials, wind, running, guide, rotation, manoeuvring, approach, europe, rod, sprayers, engine.

Consonant match to astern:
eastern, austin, austen, aston, acetin, easton, astin, eyestone, astun, estienne, ostein, osteen, auston, estan, austine, a stone, assed in, ast in, e stain, east in, este in, este un, eye stone, hast in, hasta un, haste in, hearst in, hi stone, high stone, hirst in, hissed in, hoist in, host in, hurst in, ost in, ostin, us turn.

Words that sound like astern:
astern, eastern, ostern, astro, aster, aston, astra, astor, astron, pastern, astro-, astri, -aster, astur, asters, astrum, astray, easter, austin, oyster, western, esther, ester, austen, easton, ister, cistern, oster, auston, astin, ouster, istan, auster, eyestrain, austyn, osteen, estray, etern, extern, eston, estro, austine, attorn, ice tray, postern, eterne, istre, astr, easterner, ostra, outturn, estrin, astre, disturn, eszter, ostro, estr, austro, ostrow, eastre, oester, gestern, austr, eye strain, misturn, eastburn, asked, ast, ashtray, ashton, asain, astral, assed, astrid, ash tray, astros, amster, asin, ason, attar, asser, ash tree, asto, atry, atro, astore, alster, assayer, asn, astian, asur, astrea, -ast, asne, abston, astrol, ass hair, asor, assn, astras.