SG Heritage Dictionary

Outwards [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To the outer parts; tending or directed towards the exterior.

2. The light falling on them [black bodies] is not reflected outwards

3. From a port or country; as a ship bound outwards

Outwards [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward.

2. See Outward, adv.