sunward

[ suhn-werd ]

/ ˈsʌn wərd /

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adverb

Also sunwards. toward the sun.

adjective

directed toward the sun.

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Origin of sunward

First recorded in 1605–15; sun + -ward

Words nearby sunward

sun tea, suntrap, sunup, Sun Valley, sun visor, sunward, sunwards, sun wheel, sunwise, Sunyata, Sun Yat-sen

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How to use sunward in a sentence

Now the world rights itself again, and once more we are all bounding sunward.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various
As the flowers of the earth turn their heads sunward, so does the flower-bearing earth aspire towards him.
The Sea|Jules Michelet
She had run heedlessly overnight, and she could not tell whether the squatting-place was sunward or where it lay.
Tales of Space and Time|Herbert George Wells
The opposite sunward-facing slopes are more gentle, and the principal villages lie high up on the mountain side.
Italian Alps|Douglas William Freshfield

Sunward is the blinding glare of the desert; on the dark side, enormous banks of lowering clouds.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sunward

sunward

/ (ˈsʌnwəd) /

adjective

directed or moving towards the sun

adverb

a variant of sunwards

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