Sentence examples similar to facing astern from inspiring English sources
The center turret, placed in a superfiring position facing rearward, could not fire astern when the turret directly under it had its guns trained forward.
Now the crews consist of four men rather than five, and the primitive and undignified technique of ventre à terre, in which they lie face-down on top of each other, has been replaced by the more decorous and comfortable seating in line astern.
ES (Ernest Simpson) you should go astern easy".
As they went they drifted away astern.
It rings the bell for full steam astern.
Far astern, six sailors perished in the storm.
Northstar's berth was directly astern of Tyco.
The man, looking slightly embarrassed, brought his daughter astern.
Innovation Explorer, the white boat, was astern and menacing.
After a shaky spinnaker drop, the San Francisco boat rounded the bottom mark 19 seconds astern.
Georgetown finished third, 12 seconds astern of Syracuse, with Boston College last in the four-boat final.
