单词 | airwards |
释义 | airwardsadv. = airward adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air upc888 aloftc1175 to skyward1582 skyward1655 skywards1755 cloudward1817 starward1818 airward1820 zenithward1835 airwards1852 cloudwards1856 skywardly1893 1852 W. M. Thackeray Shabby-genteel Story iv. 72 Eagles..do not sail down from the clouds in order to pounce upon small flies, and soar airwards again. 1862 G. M. Hopkins Vision of Mermaids in Poet. Wks (1970) 14 The argent bubbles stream'd Airwards, disturb'd. 1940 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 30 Nov. 10/1 Waterspouts spumed airwards short of the British cruisers. 1968 Times 17 Jan. 11/6 This gave his kick an automatic lift airwards. 1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 Dec. 63 The scene changes with an amazing leap airwards at the climax of part one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1852 |
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