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sternway

noun

Etymology

From stern + way.

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *wegaz✻
  3. inherited from *weg✻
  4. inherited from weġ
  5. inherited from way
  6. compounded as sternway — “stern + way”

Definitions

  1. Movement towards the stern

    Movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.

    • The mass of iron fell half in-board upon the now stayed boat, and gave her sternway, with a splintered plank.

The neighborhood

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