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Definition of "homeward" []

  • Toward or at home. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "homeward" in a sentence
  • "It was Sunday afternoon, and Pauline and I were tramping along the dusty road homeward from a long walk, during which, having discussed perfectly innocuous subjects, we had agreed."
  • "The first statement of each man -- ever an ancient one in homeward - bound forecastles -- was: "No boarding-house sharks in mine.""
  • "For some incredible reason, Earth was calling homeward the latest and swiftest of all its ships."