Sentence examples for good astern from inspiring English sources

The advantages of this method were its low cost, the opportunity for very close underwater compartmentalization, and good astern performance.

Mr. Russell, acting on his training, ordered "full astern": the signal for his crew to completely engage the reverse thrust.

The Americans slipped behind the committee boat with Prada just astern to take the start by seven seconds.

Tied up just astern the Botel Gracia is Circus Barok, a four-deck floating disco that keeps going until 6 a.m. on weekends.

He also rang "Full Astern" on the ship's telegraphs.

At 8 55 pm, with Voyager approaching, Melbournes navigator ordered the carrier's engines to half astern speed, with Robertson ordering an increase to full astern a few seconds later.

It was said to have reached an angle of 30 45 degrees, "revolving apparently around a centre of gravity just astern of midships," as Lawrence Beesley later put it.

Crow, flying just astern noticed something wrong, then saw the crushed wing tank and shattered canopy, its inner surface misted with blood.

It rings the bell for full steam astern.

Congress's direction on energy is more aptly characterized as full speed astern.

And "Full speed astern!" was not what we voted for.