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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

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

Onward \On"ward\, adv. Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward. [1913 Webster]

Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Onward \On"ward\, a.

1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc. [1913 Webster]

2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end. [1913 Webster]

Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labor. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

onward adj : moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" [syn: forward] ad

verb

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]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Onward \On"ward\, adv. Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward.

Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. --Pope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Onward \On"ward\, a.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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