adverb
- toward the stern or rear of a ship or boat
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The crew moved sternwards to adjust the rigging.
- Water began flooding sternwards into the lower compartments.
- The captain ordered all passengers to gather sternwards.
- The wind pushed the debris sternwards along the deck.
- She walked sternwards to check the engine room.
- The boat tilted sternwards as more cargo was loaded.