shipward

S1H4I1P3W4A1R1D2

adverb

toward a ship

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adverbshipward (not comparable)
  1. not comparabletoward a ship

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  5. Old Englishscip
  6. Middle Englishschip
  7. Englishship
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  9. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  10. Englishshipward

From ship + -ward.

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APA

shipward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipward

MLA

“shipward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipward.

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