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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Onward \On"ward\, adjective
1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.
2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labor. --Sir P. Sidney.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Onward \On"ward\, adverb Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward.
Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. --Pope.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
onward
adjective: moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" [syn: {forward}]
adverb
1: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: {forth}, {forward}]
2: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {ahead}, {onwards}, {forward}, {forwards}, {forrader}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "onward": advancing, ahead, alee, along, en route to, facing, for, forth, forward, forward-looking, forwards, frontward, frontwards, go-ahead, headward, headwards, moving, on, oncoming, ongoing, onwards, proceeding, progressing, progressive, vanward
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Onward, IN (town, FIPS 56664) Location: 40.69397 N, 86.19539 W Population (1990): 63 (29 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Onward, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 81 Housing Units (2000): 31 Land area (2000): 0.086578 sq. miles (0.224237 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.086578 sq. miles (0.224237 sq. km) FIPS code: 56664 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 40.694374 N, 86.194237 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Onward, IN Onward
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