sternward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of sternward
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In this way there is evolved a kind of compromise between the two principles of marine propulsion, by a screw and by a jet of water thrown to sternward.
From Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast by George Sutherland
Good fortune had willed that we should be so placed upon the deck that we faced most easily sternward.
From A Columbus of Space by Garrett Putman Serviss
Old Bill, meanwhile, stood aft by the taffrail with the lead-line in his hand, anxiously noting the shoaling water as the smack drifted sternward toward the wreck.
From The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific by C.J. Staniland
The anchored ship held her ground, while the tug drifted rapidly sternward.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
“I’m not looking for father,” responded the child, still keeping her eyes sternward.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
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