Sternward
adverb
1.
toward the stern; astern.
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- Sternway
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- Sternwheel
noun, Nautical. 1. a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel. adjective, (of a vessel) 1. propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
- Stern-wheel
adjective, (of a vessel) 1. propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
- Sternwheeler
[sturn-hwee-ler, -wee-] /ˈstɜrnˌʰwi lər, -ˌwi-/ noun 1. a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.