asternadv.prep.

Brit.

/əˈstəːn/, U.S.

/əˈstərn/

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + stern n.³, the hinder part of a ship. Originally phrase.

Nautical.

A. adv.

1. Of position: In or at the stern.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [adverb]

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1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses 61 Then he astern sate down and governed.

1827 T. Hood Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 111 Good sir, you must not sit a-stern, The wave will else come in.

a. Hence, in the rear, behind (at any distance).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [adverb] > in the rear

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1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 45 To lay an anchor..ahead, and another asterne.

1692 London Gaz. No. 2811/3 The Rupert being about a mile a-stern.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 198 A little Gale of Wind right a Stern.

1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) iii. 43 They made all sail..and soon left the horse astern.

b. astern of: in the rear of (a ship).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > in the rear (of) [phrase]

on, in steerc1374

a sternc1500

on stern1616

astern of1634

in wake of1711

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 3 A Barbarian man of warre..came asterne of vs.

1707 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 168 One of the biggest..men of war..sunk down a stern of him.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. i. 3 Keeping half his boat's length astern of the other boat.

3. Of motion: To the rear, backward; stern foremost. Said of a ship or boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [adverb] > moving through water > astern

astern1681

1681 London Gaz. 1628/1 Soon after the Algerine fell a stern.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 26 I Alphonso live and learn, Seeing nature go astern.

1858 J. Mansfield in Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 19 She came round with head to wind, when she backed astern.

B. prep.

At the stern or rear of (a ship).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > at the stern of [preposition]

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1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses 150 Dolon's spoils astern his ship he plac'd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	astern
释义	asternadv.prep. Brit. /əˈstəːn/, U.S. /əˈstərn/ Etymology: < a prep.¹ + stern n.³, the hinder part of a ship. Originally phrase. Nautical. A. adv. 1. Of position: In or at the stern. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [adverb] aftc1580 astern1675 baft1687 a-poop1809 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses 61 Then he astern sate down and governed. 1827 T. Hood Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 111 Good sir, you must not sit a-stern, The wave will else come in. 2. a. Hence, in the rear, behind (at any distance). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [adverb] > in the rear astern1627 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 45 To lay an anchor..ahead, and another asterne. 1692 London Gaz. No. 2811/3 The Rupert being about a mile a-stern. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 198 A little Gale of Wind right a Stern. 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) iii. 43 They made all sail..and soon left the horse astern. b. astern of: in the rear of (a ship). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > in the rear (of) [phrase] on, in steerc1374 a sternc1500 on stern1616 astern of1634 in wake of1711 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 3 A Barbarian man of warre..came asterne of vs. 1707 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 168 One of the biggest..men of war..sunk down a stern of him. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. i. 3 Keeping half his boat's length astern of the other boat. 3. Of motion: To the rear, backward; stern foremost. Said of a ship or boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [adverb] > moving through water > astern astern1681 1681 London Gaz. 1628/1 Soon after the Algerine fell a stern. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 26 I Alphonso live and learn, Seeing nature go astern. 1858 J. Mansfield in Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 19 She came round with head to wind, when she backed astern. B. prep. At the stern or rear of (a ship). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > at the stern of [preposition] astern1675 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses 150 Dolon's spoils astern his ship he plac'd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.prep.1627
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