skywards

English

Etymology

From sky +‎ -wards

Adverb

skywards (not comparable)

1. In the direction of the sky, upwards.

   The explosion sent him skywards.

   • 2019 February 5, Oliver Wainwright, “Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     if your neighbour is not exploiting their potential to go skywards, you can buy it off them and make your building even taller. It seems fitting that in the cut-throat capital of capitalism, even the air is for sale.

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     It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. […]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.

Translations

In the direction of the sky

• German: himmelwärts (de)
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