sternward
adverb
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English sternward From stern + -ward.
- Towards the stern, aft.
“winds from sternward Bore us out onward with bellying canvas […]”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English sternward From stern + -ward.
- sternwards