Astern

A·stern

Astern

adv.
  1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. (Naut.)
  2. Behind a ship; in the rear.

Phrases & Compounds
To bake astern
to go stern foremost.
To be astern of the reckoning
to be behind the position given by the reckoning.
To drop astern
to fall or be left behind.
To go astern
to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds.