inwards
advUS /ˈɪnwɚdz/ · UK /ˈɪnwədz/
Etymology From in + -wards.
1
Towards the inside.
- The underframe also carries four bonded-rubber mountings, focused upwards and inwards towards the centre of gravity to suspend the body shell.1958 April 23, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 275:
- As well as their obvious novelty value, the Class 313s offered fast acceleration, those power-operated sliding doors, non-opening passenger windows, closed ventilators to prevent any body part, head or limbs reaching out, drivers' and guards' doors opening inwards, and end doors for emergency exit.2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, page 42: