Astern — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stern foremost or backward

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæpɹɪˈoʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐstˈɜːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐstˈɜːn/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæpɹɪˈoʊlɚ/.

Examples

the steamer went astern at half speed
stow the luggage aft
ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abaft aft

Antonyms

fore

Parts of Speech

adverb	stern foremost or backward “the steamer went astern at half speed”
adverb	at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane “stow the luggage aft”
adverb	(of a ship or an airplane) behind “we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

achtern

Heck nach vorn oder nach hinten

🇫🇷French

à l'arrière

poupe en avant ou en arrière

🇪🇸Spanish

a popa

popa adelante o atrás

🇮🇹Italian

poppa

poppa avanti o indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

achteruit

achtersteven naar voren of naar achteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

popa

popa na frente ou atrás

🇷🇺Russian

кормой

кормой вперед или назад

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीछे की ओर

सबसे आगे या पीछे की ओर कठोर

🇧🇩Bengali

atern

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆஸ்டர்ன்

கடுமையான முன்னணி அல்லது பின்தங்கிய

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆస్ట్రన్

దృఢమైన అగ్రగామి లేదా వెనుకకు

🇮🇳Gujarati

એસ્ટર્ન

સખત આગળ અથવા પાછળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವ

ಕಠೋರ ಅಗ್ರಗಣ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആസ്റ്റൺ

കർക്കശമായ മുൻനിര അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നോക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਟਰਨ

ਸਖਤ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

atern

سخت سب سے آگے یا پیچھے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倒车

船尾在前或在后

🇯🇵Japanese

船尾

船尾前方または後方

🇰🇷Korean

후진

가장 먼저 또는 뒤로 엄격한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía sau

nghiêm khắc trước hoặc lạc hậu

🇹🇭Thai

ท้ายเรือ

เข้มงวดที่สุดหรือถอยหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menuju belakang

buritan paling depan atau belakang

🇲🇾Malay

serong

tegas di hadapan atau ke belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤخرة السفينة

صارمة قبل كل شيء أو إلى الوراء

🇮🇷Persian

عقب

سرسخت جلو یا عقب

🇹🇷Turkish

kıç

kıç önde veya arkada

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵאָחוֹר

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