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vanward

[ van-werd ]

/ ˈvæn wərd /

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adjective, adverb

toward or in the van or front.

Origin of vanward

First recorded in 1810–20; van¹ + -ward

Words nearby vanward

vantage, vantage ground, vantage point, vanua levu, vanuatu, vanward, vanzetti, vape, vape pen, vaphio, vapid

Example sentences from the Web for vanward

The vanward flights of twirling flakes came on then, as if suddenly unleashed, the wind sprang up, and the great fight began.

A Dream of the North Sea |James Runciman
Vanward, van′wawrd, adj. (rare) situated in or pertaining to the van or front.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various
With them go certain other Bavarians; accompanying or preceding, as in the Vanward case.

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle
In the vanward, or vanguard; misprinted "vanward" in some editions.

The Lady of the Lake |Sir Walter Scott

A man should be only partially before his time: to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.

The Return of the Native |Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for vanward

vanward

/ (ˈvænwəd) /

adjective, adverb

in or towards the front