endward

adj, adv — 2 senses

endward

adj

Etymology From end + -ward.

1

Being positioned toward the end; pertaining to the end or rear.

  • [...] having a top section slidable upon the upper edge of the fire pot and a vertical section movable into contact with the converging side walls of the fire pot at either end on endward movement of the top section.1920, United States. Patent Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office:
  • The deviation of ID for both the sideward and endward cases is qualitatively like that of a slim pencil-shaped [...]1960, Titus Evans, Radiation Research Society, Radiation research:
Related terms
endwise

endward

adv

Etymology From end + -ward.

1

Toward the end; rearward.

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