Use of astern in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include astern at the start of sentence, astern at the end of sentence and astern in the middle of sentence

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astern at the end of sentence


  1. A keg bobbed up astern.
  2. Both engines full astern!
  3. Starboard engine full astern!
  4. When the engine failed, we had to drop astern.
  5. Give the engine a brief trial on power ahead and astern.
  6. One of the cruisors had engine trouble and dropped astern.
  7. When the engine failed, one of the cruisers dropped astern.
  8. A great battleship, forging silent and unlighted through the dark night, loom close astern.
  9. On the afternoon of 23 November 1939, as it was growing dark, two warships were reported approaching from astern.

astern in the middle of sentence


  1. The steamer went astern at half speed.
  2. Their ship fell astern of the bigger one.
  3. 'Look astern, doctor,'replied the captain.
  4. A ship falls astern by the force of a current.
  5. One of the fishing boats sank down astern of us.
  6. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.
  7. He cut the rope then and went astern to noose the tail.
  8. The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about.
  9. ME in slow turning, carry out normal astern and crash astern test.
  10. With the wind and waves astern Nada gathered momentum: no turning back now.
  11. Whittingham, who fired a three second burst from astern and then broke away.
  12. Titch cruised past the Wheel, then put the motor astern and backed up to it.
  13. When 420 knots shows on the airspeed indicator, I fall in line astern of him.
  14. It reared up astern, its crest breaking, the wind turning the surf into a feather of blown spray.
  15. We dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla , and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide.
  16. Lambert who was leading on this occasion, ordered the formation to go into line astern for the attack.
  17. Then the breakers were all astern and Terrie was coming round to starboard to motor up the back of the reef.
  18. So you will normally know whether the station is to your left or right and whether it is ahead of astern. 5.
  19. Our astern also contains the newest computerized scanning device that determines exactly where and when the intrusion occurred.
  20. With a very large outboard motor, for example, the boat may be imbalanced by having that weight far astern and may "squat" in the water and not sail as well.

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