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Meanings of drop astern in inglês
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Usage of drop astern in inglês
1
To our great satisfaction we saw her sheer off and drop astern.
2
The sailors let it drop astern, and then made it fast.
3
We came abeam of the plank, and then it began to drop astern.
4
Then one beast was seen to drop astern.
5
As he uttered the last word he cut the rope that held it, and let it drop astern.
6
The Olympic began to draw ahead later or the Hawke drop astern, the captain did not know which.
7
Pay out cable, and drop astern!
8
Paul, aided by John Effingham, now loosened the chains altogether from the bitts, and suffered the ship to drop astern.
9
At all events, our boat continued to drop astern unobserved, until the ship itself became very faintly visible to us.
10
Brace had cut the ropes that had bound our planks to the raft, and had silently permitted them to drop astern.
11
Signals were made for the -- --tomove ahead and the -- to drop astern, the -- movinginto the vacant place.
12
Being immediately called to, and required to return it, instead of doing so, he let his canoe drop astern, and laughed at the English.
13
The block of ice swerved, made a sluggish half-pirouette and dropped astern.
14
This accomplished, the salmon boat dropped astern, dragging heavily on the skiff.
15
At last her foremast went by the board, and she dropped astern.
16
The ship, or brig-whichever it is-seemsto me to be dropping astern.
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Drop astern across language varieties
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