homeward

[hohm-werd]

adverb

Also home·wards. toward home.

adjective

directed toward home: his homeward way.

Origin of homeward

before 900; Middle English homward, Old English hāmweard. See home, -ward

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Examples from the Web for homeward

Contemporary Examples of homeward

Giving me an excuse to post the trailer for Homeward Bound on the blog!
Holly the Cat's Incredible Journey
Justin Green
January 20, 2013

Historical Examples of homeward

On the homeward way they turned into a lane and came to a clump of catnip.
A Night Out
Edward Peple
Nothing can exceed the freshness and charm of our homeward walk.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
We lost our top-gallant-masts, homeward bound; but this was the only accident that occurred.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
Enoch swiftly passed his arm about her, and turned her homeward.
Tiverton Tales
Alice Brown
Together they put out from land and hastened on their homeward voyage.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew
Josephine Preston Peabody

British Dictionary definitions for homeward

homeward

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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Word Origin and History for homeward

adv.

mid-13c., homward, from Old English ham weard; see home (n.) + -ward. Also Homewards, with adverbial genitive -s (Old English hamweardes).