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Meanings of astern in English

Portuguese
popa

At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.

popa

In a backward direction.

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Examples for "backward"
Examples for "backward"
1
Of course, we can't travel backward in time: nobody can do that.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
2
You can't look backward here; you have to look to the future.
Reuters
3
Unfortunately, both writers are attempting to move forward while actually facing backward.
The Irish Times
4
It's a backward place, and there's no high society to speak of.
Romancing miss bronte: a novel
5
Forward and backward flight, and speeds up to sixty miles per hour.
Mockingjay
1
You begin with the end result and work backwards to the causes.
The Flanders Panel
2
I can't believe we have gone backwards in this way, said Bond.
The Guardian
3
The only forward movement on this case has come from going backwards.
Frozen Heat
4
Start with the end goal and work your way backwards from there.
The South African
5
I decided to work backwards, to search for light among the shadows.
The eye of the leopard
Usage of astern in English
1
The Iowa was three and two-tenths miles directly astern of the Vizcaya.
The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
2
He glanced past him into the glare on the empty sea astern.
Heart of oak
3
Some of the rubbish fell in the water just astern of us.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
4
A shell burst in the air a hundred feet astern of it.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories
5
Pass astern of Jobert, and let Montresor and Houston tackle the others.
Colors Aloft!
6
The brig is two miles to three astern, and just stays there.
Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866)
7
I steer my bark with Hope in the head, leaving Fear astern.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
8
Then Shard turned into the forest and the Arabs were dead astern.
Tales of Wonder
9
There is no doubt that it puts water in motion not astern.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
10
When he neared the land the tug was still some distance astern.
A Prisoner of Morro; Or, In the Hands of the Enemy
11
The English fleet, closely watching their movements, brought up two miles astern.
By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
12
Edge her in, Hawkins, until you are dead astern of the brigantine.
The Queen's Cup
13
The firing then ceased, and the submarine was soon left far astern.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
14
An astern firing gun would be valuable to B in another sense.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
15
I cut away my boat, the breeze was rippling the water astern.
Hurricane Hurry
16
We were off at once, and I sat astern near the ancient.
Sweetapple Cove
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Translations for astern
Portuguese
popapela
Astern through the time
Astern across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common