sternward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of sternward
Example Sentences
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I grabbed my cap and gloves and rushed sternward through the deck officer’s room, petty officer’s room, and crew-room, each one narrower than the other.
From The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative by Spiegel, E.
His eye was at once turned towards the water; and, like all men accustomed to the sea, was intuitively directed sternward.
From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Reid, Mayne
I could see it bending sternward under the pressure.
From Wandl the Invader by Cummings, Ray
A dispute with another steamer, ours turned about to sternward to get a landing by running between, but the other shied off and prevented a collision.
From A Journey to America in 1834 by Heywood, Robert
Sweat stood out on his skin as he lowered himself sternward.
From Space Tug by Leinster, Murray
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