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homeward
[ hohm-werd ]
adverb
- Also homewards. toward home.
adjective
- directed toward home:
his homeward way.
homeward
/ ˈhəʊmwəd /
adjective
- directed or going home
- (of a ship, part of a voyage, etc) returning to the home port
adverb
- towards home
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
These days, as we gather around our van’s dining table, hovering over maps and national park guidebooks on our homeward trip from California to Connecticut, I’m still stoked for all the crazy, cheddar bunny-filled days on the road ahead.
Left-handed pitchers, meanwhile, were able to keep their back foot on the rubber, set their eyes homeward, then throw over to first in an attempt to surprise a runner.
Giving me an excuse to post the trailer for Homeward Bound on the blog!
When the service was over, they walked leisurely homeward, and their conversation became more intimate.
All along the journey homeward their presence lingered with her like the memory of a delicious song.
Her mental state was peculiar, and her thoughts revolved about the journey from Oxford Street homeward.
No sooner did he reach the steamer than he was taken ill, and remained ill during the whole of the homeward voyage.
We live on the top floor, said Maggie, volunteering her first remark since starting homeward.
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