Engelsk biord: astern | |||
1. | astern stern foremost or backward | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The steamer went astern at half speed. | ||
2. | astern at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Stow the luggage aft. Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft. The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | abaft, aft | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | fore, forward | ||
3. | astern (of a ship or an airplane) behind | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide. | ||
Overordnet emneområde | aeroplane, airplane, plane, ship | ||