sternway

English

Etymology

stern +‎ way

Noun

sternway (plural sternways)

  1. (nautical) Movement towards the stern; backwards motion of a vessel.
    • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 138:
      The mass of iron fell half in-board upon the now stayed boat, and gave her sternway, with a splintered plank.

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