astern

adv. & adj.

1. Behind a vessel.
2. At or to the stern of a vessel.
3. With or having the stern foremost; backward.

adv

Definition: backward
Antonyms: forward

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adv. 1. behind or toward the rear of a ship or aircraft: the engine rooms lay astern.

2. (of a ship) backward: the lifeboat was carried astern by the tide.

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The adverb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: stern foremost or backward

Meaning #2: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
  Synonyms: aft, abaft

Meaning #3: (of a ship or an airplane) behind

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - agterude, agter, bagude
adj. - agter-

Nederlands (Dutch)
achteraan (vliegtuig/ schip), achteruit (zee-/ luchtvaart),

Français (French)
adv. - (Naut) à ou sur l'arrière, en poupe
adj. - arrière, en arrière, sur l'arrière

Deutsch (German)
adv. - (naut.) achtern
adj. - (naut.) achtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv., -
adj. - (ναυτ.) προς την πρύμνη, πίσω από το πλοίο, προς τα πίσω

Italiano (Italian)
a poppa, posteriore

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - à popa (Náut.), à ré (Náut.), em direção à popa ou à ré (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
на корме, назад, задний

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a popa, hacia atrás, de popa, por popa
adj. - a popa, hacia atrás, de popa, por popa

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - akter ut, tillbaka
adj. - akter ut, tillbaka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在船尾, 向船尾, 船尾的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在船尾, 向船尾
adj. - 船尾的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 고물쪽으로, 뒤로
adj. - 고물쪽의, 뒤의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 船尾へ, 後方へ, 船尾に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في مؤخرة كذا, نحو مؤخرة السفينه أو الطائره, الى الخلف, بإتجاه الخلف (صفه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בירכתיים, מאחור‬
adj. - ‮(נמצא) בירכתיים, (נמצא) מאחור‬

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