Shipwards

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards a ship. not-comparable

    "But the boat was afloat, and with a hearty shove on the part of the navy and some hearty thanks on ours we were sent flying shipwards."

Example

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"But the boat was afloat, and with a hearty shove on the part of the navy and some hearty thanks on ours we were sent flying shipwards."

Etymology

From ship + -wards.

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