sternward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of sternward
Example Sentences
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To go forward is to overtake space, and to go sternward is to retake space already overtaken.
From Treachery in Outer Space by Louis Glanzman
Sweat stood out on his skin as he lowered himself sternward.
From Space Tug by Murray Leinster
I could think of no other than to lean sternward, and strike at the bear with my clubbed rifle, at the same time calling upon my companion to paddle for the shore.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Mayne Reid
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
Rip looked through the thick port beside him and saw the distinctive blue glow of a nuclear drive cruiser sliding sternward toward the platform.
From Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
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