astern

astern

adverb

Definition of ASTERN

near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft <if you turn around and look astern, you'll see dolphins following the boat>

Synonyms abaft, astern, sternward (or sternwards)

Related Words after, back, backward (or backwards), behind, posteriorly, rearward (also rearwards)

Near Antonyms anteriorly; ahead, before

Antonyms fore, forward