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It went astern once more and resumed its earlier position.

The sun was very low now, and lying directly astern.

Then that cone drew astern, and they were in the open.

The Sun, three billion miles astern, was shielded from their sight.

The others were mounted at each end of the ship where they could fire directly ahead or astern.

"Nothing except a strange cloud of black smoke about two or three miles astern."

At 0920, she was attacked by 10 planes simultaneously, from both ahead and astern.

I was standing astern when he climbed over the rail."

As the balance changes the vessel will move astern.

These guns had a firing arc of 120 and could fire straight ahead or astern.

"It will pass astern, but they're bound to sight us."

"Your boat will lay comfortably astern, while you come below and make yourself satisfactory."

Once the ship stopped and then began to move astern, the action of the rudder was reversed.

I changed position on the seat so that I could look astern from the corner of my eye.

The other three bombs all fell astern, or so it was assumed, and did not affect the boat.

Almost equal speed can be achieved ahead and astern.

He went astern, to prevent his vessel from striking the wharf.

She then went ahead but was still going astern when she hit a ship on the stocks.

There were nine ships in all, guarded by destroyers ahead and astern.

You'll forget you straggled five or six miles astern.

The back tube cap comes off and the missile exhaust just blows astern.

The same wind which had pressed astern now sped us southeastward.

She was hit astern, knocking out her propellers and rudder.

The ship rocked and levered free, then began to move smoothly astern.

Two more buckets, going astern in a pink cloud, excited them to a frenzy.