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.
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   2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
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            Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward
            the fruits were of his friend's labor. --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Onward \On"ward\, adv.
   Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively;
   as, to move onward.
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         Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. --Pope.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

onward
    adv 1: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time
           forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: forth,
           forward, onward]
    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,
       onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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