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sternward

[sturn-werd]

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adverb

toward the stern; astern.

Origin:
1825–35; stern² + -ward

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sternwards or sternward (ˈstɜːnwədz)

—*adv*
	nautical towards the stern; astern

sternward or sternward

—*adv*

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