sternward

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English

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Etymology

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From stern +‎ -ward.

Adjective

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sternward (comparative more sternward, superlative most sternward)

  1. Towards the stern, aft.
    • 1925, Ezra Pound, Canto I:
      winds from sternward
      Bore us out onward with bellying canvas […]

Adverb

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sternward (comparative more sternward, superlative most sternward)

  1. sternwards
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