different between sternwards vs sternward

sternwards

English

Etymology

stern +? -wards

Adverb

sternwards (comparative more sternwards, superlative most sternwards)

  1. (nautical) Towards the stern

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sternward

English

Etymology

stern +? -ward

Adjective

sternward (comparative more sternward, superlative most sternward)

  1. Towards the stern, aft.
    • 1925, Ezra Pound, Canto I:
      winds from sternward
      Bore us out onward with bellying canvas []

Adverb

sternward (comparative more sternward, superlative most sternward)

  1. sternwards

sternward From the web:

  • what does sternward mean
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