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sternwards

sternwards adverb: towards the stern.

Adverb

sternwards (comparative more sternwards, superlative most sternwards)

  1. Towards the stern

Forms of sternwards

comparativemore sternwards
superlativemost sternwards

Origin of sternwards

From stern + -wards.

Questions about sternwards

What does sternwards mean?
Sternwards means towards the stern.
What part of speech is sternwards?
Sternwards is an adverb.

Words near sternwards in the dictionary

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

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