/ ˈhəʊmwəd; NAmE ˈhoʊmwərd/ adjective
going towards home :
the homeward journey
► home·ward (also home·wards especially BrE ) adverb :
Commuters were heading homeward at the end of the day.
We drove homewards in silence.
We were homeward bound at last.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hāmweard (see home , -ward ).