பொருள் : Stern foremost or backward.
எடுத்துக்காட்டு :
The steamer went astern at half speed.
பொருள் : At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
எடுத்துக்காட்டு :
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.
பொருள் : (of a ship or an airplane) behind.
எடுத்துக்காட்டு :
We dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide.