homeward
Americanadverb
adjective
adjective
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directed or going home
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(of a ship, part of a voyage, etc) returning to the home port
adverb
Etymology
Origin of homeward
before 900; Middle English homward, Old English hāmweard. See home, -ward
Example Sentences
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One particularly humid August night, fresh off a 14-hour flight, I was crawling homeward on the freeway, dog-tired to the point of delirium, and my phone rang.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
On top of that, the meek collection of Spaniards which were sent homeward tae think again in Glasgow have pulled themselves together, culminating in giving Cyprus a 6-0 hammering on their last outing.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2023
Like most returnees, Babayants’s family turned homeward in the autumn, following Ukrainian counteroffensives that drove Russian occupiers from much of the Kharkiv region and from Kherson city.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2023
After graduation, she looked homeward, taking a job with the Community Legal Aid Society, where she worked on housing issues.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
They tipped out drops for the blissful gods, and drank the rest, and when they had drunk their thirst away they trailed off homeward drowsily to bed.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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