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Webster 1913 Edition
Outwards
{
Out′ward
,Out′wards
, }adv.
From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away;
as, a ship bound
. outward
The wrong side may be turned
outward
. Shakespeare
Light falling on them is not reflected
outwards
. Sir I. Newton.
Outward bound
, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; – said especially of vessels, and opposed to
homeward bound
.Webster 1828 Edition
Outwards
OUT'WARDS
,adv.
1.
To the outer parts; tending or directed towards the exterior.The light falling on them [black bodies] is not reflected outwards.
2.
From a port or country; as a ship bound outwards.