sunward

[ suhn-werd ]

/ ˈsʌn wərd /

adverb

Also sun·wards. toward the sun.

adjective

directed toward the sun.

Nearby words

suntan, suntanned, suntans, suntrap, sunup, sunward, sunwards, sunwise, sunyata, suo jure, suo loco

Origin of sunward

First recorded in 1605–15; sun + -ward

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Examples from the Web for sunwards

In a V-shaped entry to the left, and sunwards, lay an azure and lazy tongue of the sea.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sunwards (1 of 2)

sunwards

sunward

/ (ˈsʌnwədz) /

adverb

towards the sun

British Dictionary definitions for sunwards (2 of 2)

sunward

/ (ˈsʌnwəd) /

adjective

directed or moving towards the sun

adverb

a variant of sunwards

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