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Ingegneria meccanica: Nautica da riporto: Yacht a motore

English
astern clicca per ingrandire
Attestation 3
Part of speech Adverb
Phraseology Power astern
Definition Directly behind the vessel.
Definition source EU
Context Check astern for a “renter’s wake”—a zig-zag course that usually marks a nervous novice.
Context source RinfK376
Figure source EU
Usage note As an adverb, it means backwards. A ship moving astern is moving backwards, with the stern leading. As a navigational order, it means that the propeller(s) should be rotated in the reverse direction, as the propeller pitch should be set so as to generate thrust in the sternwards direction.
Antonym Ahead (1)
Subject field Motoryacht
Sub-field (level 1) Descriptions and measures
Sub-field (level 2) Descriptions
it Indietro
Reliability code 3



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