The huge seas followed close astern, roaring and hissing after us.

The two cutters and pinnace followed close astern, to prevent the risk of separating.

A great battleship, forging silent and unlighted through the dark night, loomed close astern.

We kept close astern of her, and in this position followed the cruiser several miles.

Just then I saw something dark moving under the water close astern of the vessel.

There's another close astern of her, and, by heaven, there's another just rounding the point.

But by the flashes of the guns, we saw her sails close astern of her consort.

Almost in line and close astern, small and graceful by comparison, the frigate appeared to be touching her.

The two cutters were towing close astern, and he had already seen the uniforms, aft by the schooner's tiller.

The gun was fired, and immediately followed up by the flash and report of another gun close astern of them.

This little vessel was lying astern of the Australian when she went ashore, with the reef close astern of her.

Already scarcely half a cable's length existed between her and the inner line of breakers, a foaming sea had burst close astern.

Kallolo did as he was directed, and led the way; Uncle Paul followed; I went close astern of him; and the Indians came next.

Presently the loud sound of a piece of ordnance boomed through the night air, and the shot splashed into the water close astern of us.

Jack Rogers, with his brother Tom in the pinnace, which carried the lieutenant of the marines and a party of his men, were close astern.

Philip looked with astonishment over the quarter, and perceived the admiral's ship close astern to him, and evidently on shore as well as his own.