In the direction of a channel; toward a waterway or pathway.
From 'channel' plus the directional suffix '-wards' (Old English 'weard'). A rare formation, primarily nautical or geographical.
The '-wards' suffix is dying in modern English—we say 'toward' instead of 'channelwards,' but it survives in words like 'afterwards' and 'backwards.' Medieval English was full of these directional words!
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