shipwards
adverb
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adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship English -wards English shipwards From ship + -wards.
- Towards a ship.
“But the boat was afloat, and with a hearty shove on the part of the navy and some hearty thanks on ours we were sent flying shipwards.”