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Wikidiffcom vs Astern - What's the difference?

wikidiffcom | astern |

As an adverb astern is

(label) beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.

As an adjective astern is

(nautical) behind.

wikidiffcom

Not English

Wikidiffcom has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

astern

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (label) Beyond the stern when viewed from aboard.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1944, author=(w)
    • , title= 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.}}

    Derived terms

    * astern of

    Antonyms

    * ahead

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (nautical) behind
  • * If one ship is following another, the first is astern when viewed from the second.

    • Usage notes

    * Within the ship, the corresponding adjective is abaft. An object nearer the stern than the mainmast is abaft the mainmast.

    Anagrams

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