sternway

English

Etymology

From stern +‎ way.

Noun

sternway (plural sternways)

1. (nautical) Movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.
   • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 138:

     The mass of iron fell half in-board upon the now stayed boat, and gave her sternway, with a splintered plank.

Antonyms

• headway