"sunward" meaning in English

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          "word": "earthward"
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          "word": "moonward"
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          "word": "starward"
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          "roman": "obǎrnat kǎm slǎnceto",
          "sense": "directed towards the sun",
          "word": "обърнат към слънцето"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "directed towards the sun",
          "word": "auringonpuoleinen"
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  "word": "sunward"
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        "In the direction of the sun."
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        {
          "word": "sunwards"
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          "sense": "in the direction of the sun",
          "word": "aurinkoa kohti"
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      "sense": "directed towards the sun",
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      "sense": "directed towards the sun",
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      "sense": "in the direction of the sun",
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