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sternway

sternway noun: movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.

Noun

sternway (plural sternways)

  1. Movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.
    • The mass of iron fell half in-board upon the now stayed boat, and gave her sternway, with a splintered plank.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 138

Antonyms of sternway

Forms of sternway

pluralsternways

Origin of sternway

From stern + way.

Questions about sternway

What does sternway mean?
Sternway means movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.
What part of speech is sternway?
Sternway is a noun.
What is the plural of sternway?
The plural of sternway is sternways.

Words near sternway in the dictionary

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

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