ASTERN
Scrabble letter values: A1S1T1E1R1N1 = 6
Definition
- adverb stern foremost or backward.
- adverb at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane. — synonyms: aft, abaft
- adverb (of a ship or an airplane) behind.
Examples
- “the steamer went astern at half speed”
- “stow the luggage aft”
- “ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft”