Astern and Rear

Astern adverb - Near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft.

Rear and astern are semantically related in backward topic. In some cases you can use "Rear" instead the word "Astern" as an adverb or an adjective.

Rear adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.

Astern and rear are semantically related in back topic. You can use "Astern" instead the word "Rear" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Words: rearmost, rearwards, rearward, rearer