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astern

Letters that make astern

s, a, e, n, r, t are letters that make 'astern'

Words within astern

ER, aster, te, RN, Stern, stern, as, ern, tern, AS, As, Er, Rn, Te are words within 'astern'

Anagrams of astern

antres is an anagram of 'astern'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of astern

eastern, pastern are words created by adding a letter to 'astern'

astern is a 6 letter word starting with a
astern is a 6 letter word ending with n

3 possible definitions for 'astern'

Astern as "(of a ship or an airplane) behind"

Under this definition, astern is an adjective and has the following properties:

astern as a category

'astern' can be a category of airplane, aeroplane, plane, ship.

Example of astern used within this context

"we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"

Astern as "stern foremost or backward"

Under this definition, astern is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of astern used within this context

"the steamer went astern at half speed"

Astern as "at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane"

Under this definition, astern is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aft, abaft have the same meaning as 'astern'

Antonyms

fore, forward have the opposite meaning of 'astern'

Example of astern used within this context

"stow the luggage aft", "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft", "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"