astern

astern is an Adjective

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.