sunward
1 of 2adverb
sun·ward ˈsən-wərd 
variants or sunwards
ˈsən-wərdz
: toward the sun
sunward
2 of 2adjective
: facing the sun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
New York Times, 23 Apr. 2018 Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 The temperature on the bottom layer--the most sunward side--will reach about 185°F, not far from the boiling point of water. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 June 2017
Adverb
Turtles, snakes and voles stretch sunward after months of subterranean winter. New York Times, 23 Apr. 2018 Adjective
Propulsion systems and solar panels would go on the sunward side, and the optics and instruments, which must operate below minus 223 degrees Celsius, would huddle on the dark side. Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 The temperature on the bottom layer--the most sunward side--will reach about 185°F, not far from the boiling point of water. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 June 2017 Word History
First Known Use
Adverb
1633, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1743, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
sunward
adverb or adjective
sun·ward ˈsən-wərd
: toward or facing the sun