sternway

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noun

Movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.

Opposite
headway
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Meanings

nounsternway (plural sternways)

plural sternways

  1. nauticalMovement 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.

    1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 138

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
headway

Origin

From stern + way.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Swartney
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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