astern - Meaning in Kannada

astern - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of astern in English

astern abverb

1. (of a ship or an airplane) behind

   Example

   • "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"
2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

   Synonyms

   abaft, aft, aft

   Examples

   • "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"
   • "stow the luggage aft"
   • "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
3. stern foremost or backward

   Example

   • "the steamer went astern at half speed"

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