hubward

English

Etymology

From hub (“the central part of a wheel”) +‎ -ward.

Adverb

hubward (comparative more hubward, superlative most hubward)

1. (science fiction) Towards the center (of a rotating spaceship or space station).
   • 2017 October, Jacey Bedford, Nimbus: A Psi-Tech Novel, New York: DAW Books, →ISBN, page 55:

     At 1700 station time, he headed hubward to where Captain Arran Syke, formerly captain of Mother Ramona's private guard, now head of Crossways Militia, had his office.

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2025), “hubward, adv.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.