Astern vs Aft - What's the difference?
astern | aft | Synonyms |
(label) Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.
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, title= (nautical) behind
* If one ship is following another, the first is astern when viewed from the second.
(nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
(nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
Aft is a synonym of astern.
In nautical terms the difference between astern and aft
is that astern is behind while aft is at, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).As an adjective astern
is behind.As a noun aft is
the stern portion of a vessel.astern
English
Adverb
(en adverb)The Three Corpse Trick, chapter=5 , passage=The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.}}