Bible Dictionaries
Astern

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(adv.) In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.

(2):

(adv.) Behind a ship; in the rear.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Astern'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/astern.html. 1828.