wallward

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adverb

toward a wall

OriginProto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English wall →
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Meanings

adverbwallward (not comparable)
  1. not comparabletoward a wall

    Their difference was observed in the sequence of ejections and interactions wallward.

    1999, AIAA Journal
adjectivewallward (not comparable)
  1. not comparablefacing, located at, or taking place at or near a wall (e.g. a cell wall or the wall of a stream of fluid)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  2. Proto-Italic*walso-
  3. Latinvallum
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wall
  5. Old Englishweall
  6. Middle Englishwal
  7. Englishwall
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  9. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  10. Englishwallward

From wall + -ward.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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