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sternward

sternward adjective: towards the stern, aft.

Adjective

sternward (comparative more sternward, superlative most sternward)

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

Adverb

sternward (comparative more sternward, superlative most sternward)

  1. sternwards

Forms of sternward

Adjective
comparativemore sternward
superlativemost sternward
Adverb
comparativemore sternward
superlativemost sternward

Origin of sternward

From stern + -ward.

Questions about sternward

What does sternward mean?
Sternward means towards the stern, aft.
What part of speech is sternward?
Sternward can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near sternward in the dictionary

  1. sternutatory
  2. sternutories
  3. sternutory
  4. sternwalk
  5. sternwalks
  6. sternward
  7. sternwards
  8. sternway
  9. sternways
  10. sternwheel
  11. sternwheeler

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