sternward

adj, adv — 2 senses

sternward

adj

Etymology From stern + -ward.

1

Towards the stern, aft.

winds from sternward Bore us out onward with bellying canvas […]1925, Ezra Pound, Canto I:

sternward

adv

Etymology From stern + -ward.

1

sternwards

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