Hubward

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards the center (of a rotating spaceship or space station).

    "At 1700 station time, he headed hubward to where Captain Arran Syke, formerly captain of Mother Ramona's private guard, now head of Crossways Militia, had his office."

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"At 1700 station time, he headed hubward to where Captain Arran Syke, formerly captain of Mother Ramona's private guard, now head of Crossways Militia, had his office."

Etymology

From hub (“the central part of a wheel”) + -ward.

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