Astern
Pronunciation : A*stern"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.)
Definition : 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
2. Behind a ship; in the rear. "A gale of wind right astern." De Foe. "Left this strait astern." Drake. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913