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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: To be astern of the reckoning (0.00958 detik)
Found 1 items, similar to To be astern of the reckoning.
English → English (gcide) Definition: To be astern of the reckoning Astern \A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.) 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. [1913 Webster] 2. Behind a ship; in the rear. “A gale of wind right astern.” --De Foe. “Left this strait astern.” --Drake. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
English → English (gcide) Definition: To be astern of the reckoning Astern \A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.) 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern. [1913 Webster] 2. Behind a ship; in the rear. “A gale of wind right astern.” --De Foe. “Left this strait astern.” --Drake. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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