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sternways

sternways is the plural of sternway.

Meaning of sternway

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

Questions about sternways

What is sternways the plural of?
Sternways is the plural of sternway.

Words near sternways in the dictionary

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

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