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home·ward  (hmwrd)
adv. & adj.
Toward or at home.

homewards (-wrdz) adv.

homeward [ˈhəʊmwəd]
adj
1. directed or going home
2. (of a ship, part of a voyage, etc.) returning to the home port
adv also homewards
towards home
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.homeward - oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters"
orientated, oriented - adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
Adv.1.homeward - toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow"
Translations
homeward [ˈhəʊmwəd]
A. ADJde regreso
B. ADV (also homewards) → hacia casa
homeward boundcamino a la casa (Naut) → con rumbo al puerto de origen
homeward [ˈhəʊmwərd]
adj [journey] → de retour
She is ready for her homeward journey → Elle est prête pour son voyage de retour.
adv = homewards
homeward bound adj
to be homeward bound → être sur le chemin du retour
homeward
adj homeward journey/flightHeimreise f/-flug m; to be on the homeward stretchbald zu Hause sein; we are homeward boundes geht Richtung Heimat

homeward(s)
advnach Hause or (Aus, Sw) nachhause, heim; (= to country also)in Richtung Heimat
homeward [ˈhəʊmwəd] adj (journey) → di ritorno


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muttered Ahab; then aloud, Thou art a full ship and homeward bound, thou sayest; well, then, call me an empty ship, and outward-bound.
Without attempting to follow her, I sauntered homeward humming a snatch of song with a great deal of fal-de-lal-de-riddle-o in it, for I can never remember words.
This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel; more fortunate than I, who may not see my native land, perhaps, for many years.
 
 
 
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