sunwise

[ suhn-wahyz ]

adverb
  1. in the direction of the sun's apparent daily motion.

  2. in a clockwise direction.

Origin of sunwise

1
First recorded in 1860–65; sun + -wise

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British Dictionary definitions for sunwise

sunwise

/ (ˈsʌnˌwaɪz) /


adverb
  1. moving in the same direction as the sun; clockwise

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