sternward

stern·ward

adv \ˈstərn-wərd\

Definition of STERNWARD

: aft

Variants of STERNWARD

stern·ward or stern·wards \-wərdz\

Examples of STERNWARD

1. <a flight attendant hurried sternward to attend to the disturbance>

First Known Use of STERNWARD

1832

Related to STERNWARD

Synonyms: abaft, astern, aft (or sternwards)

Antonyms: fore, forward

Related Words: after, back, backward (or backwards), behind, posteriorly, rearward (also rearwards)

Near Antonyms: anteriorly; ahead, before

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Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay