vanward

[ van-werd ]

adjective

1. toward or in the van or front.

vanward

/ ˈvænwəd /

adjective

1. in or towards the front

Word History and Origins

Origin of vanward¹

First recorded in 1810–20; van ¹ + -ward

Example Sentences

In a sign of how the deterioration in relations between the two superpowers is starting to affect corporate planning, there was interest in a Financial Times report that said one of China's biggest water-heater manufacturers Vanward New Electric claimed its U.S. clients had demanded it move production out of China in response to the rising tension.

From Reuters

Till this hour St. George's standard Led the advancing march of time; England! keep it streaming vanward, Conqueror over age and clime!'

From Project Gutenberg

Vanward the same kind of enclosures, more ornate in their fashion, shut in a grassy court, to which admission was gained through a heavy iron gate swung between square, stuccoed pillars, each of which was surmounted by a couchant lion carved in stone.

From Project Gutenberg

The Duke of York so dread The eager vanward led; With the main Henry sped Amongst his henchmen.

From Project Gutenberg

But our place must be the vanward, Other leading brook not we— Bearing England's banner onward, The Britannia cleaves the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ahead
• along
• onward
• out