Dictionary Entry
headward
Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/hed-wurd/Cutting backwards or upstream above the original source.
In a Sentence
“The trail runs headward, moving upstream toward the mountain spring.”
Origin
From Middle English headward, formed from head + -ward.
Common Phrases
erosion headwardgrowth headwardextension headward. headwardfluid headwardcutting headwardheadward cutheadward erode
Antonyms
Poetry examples for “headward”
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