intransitive. Nautical. Esp. of a ship or boat: to move or be driven backwards; to fall behind.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (intransitive)] > head in a certain course or direction > go astern (4) to fall astern1599 intransitive. Nautical. Esp. of a ship or boat: to move or be driven backwards; to fall behind. to back water1808 esp. To propel in the opposite direction, by reversing the action; as, to back a locomotive engine, a boat; also, to back (the) oars, and, in same… to make a stern-board1815 Nautical. In phrase to make a stern-board, to go backwards as the result of tacking; also, to force a ship astern with the sails. stern1845 transitive. To propel a boat stern foremost; also intransitive to go stern foremost. |
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