| 单词 | astern |
| 释义 | astern (once / 1567 pages) adv Astern means at the rear of a ship, boat, or plane. If your seat on an airplane is astern, you'll have to walk all the way to the very back to find it. While you can use astern to mean "at the back" or "behind," it's most common to save this adjective for when you're on a sailboat or describing the tail section of an airplane. The word was originally nautical, meaning "toward the stern of the boat," or "at the back of the ship." One theory about the origin of astern and stern says their root is the Old Norse stjorn, "a steering." WORD FAMILYastern: asterns USAGE EXAMPLESDespite being two-thirds the size of the black behemoth, Giacomo was a mere two hours astern of Loyal over the 628 nautical mile course. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) The eight geese spread out in line astern, evenly spaced, with him behind. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) Now that it was over, I was faced with the uncomfortable prospect of a goal so long envisaged now astern. Washington Times(Jun 27, 2016) 1adv at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about Syn|Ant abaft, aft fore, forward near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane 2adv (of a ship or an airplane) behind we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide 3adv stern foremost or backward the steamer went astern at half speed |
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