Outward bound

Outward bound
Outward Out"ward, Outwards Out"wards, adv. [AS. [=u]teweard. See {Out}, and {-ward}, {-wards}.] 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. [1913 Webster]

The wrong side may be turned outward. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]

{Outward bound}, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to {homeward bound}. [1913 Webster]


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