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homeward

[ hohm-werd ]

adverb

  1. Also homewards. toward home.


adjective

  1. directed toward home:

    his homeward way.

homeward

/ ˈhəʊmwəd /

adjective

  1. directed or going home
  2. (of a ship, part of a voyage, etc) returning to the home port
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. towards home
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homeward1

before 900; Middle English homward, Old English hāmweard. See home, -ward
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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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