homeward
[ hohm-werd ]
/ ˈhoʊm wərd /
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adverb
Also home·wards. toward home.
adjective
directed toward home: his homeward way.
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Origin of homeward
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Examples from the Web for homeward
homeward
/ (ˈhəʊmwəd) /
adjective
directed or going home
(of a ship, part of a voyage, etc) returning to the home port
adverb Also: homewards
towards home
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homeward
mid-13c., homward, from Old English ham weard; see home (n.) + -ward. Also Homewards, with adverbial genitive -s (Old English hamweardes).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper