astern
/əˈstɜːn/adjective
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Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
"If one ship is following another, the first is astern of the second."
adverb
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Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
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In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
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At or toward the rear of a vessel.
Antonyms:
ahead