Sternway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sternway is a noun meaning (nautical) Movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.
Meaning
(nautical) Movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.
Example Sentences
The mass of iron fell half in-board upon the now stayed boat, and gave her sternway, with a splintered plank.
Word Forms
- sternways
Antonyms for sternway
Common opposites include headway.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stemming, headway, steerage, well, thruster, sterndrive.
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