Seaward
['siːwəd] or ['siwɚd]
Definition
(noun.) the direction toward the sea.
(adj.) directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; 'from the hill he took a seaward course'; 'on the seaward side of the road' .
(adv.) in the direction of the sea; 'the sailor looked seaward'.
Typed by Eugenia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Directed or situated toward the sea.
(adv.) Toward the sea.
Typist: Ludwig
Examples
- From the towering lighthouses of our coasts its beams are thrown seaward, and a beacon for the mariner shines beyond all other lights. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We had a pleasant journey of it seaward again. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Borne outward by the retreating waters, the light craft swept past him, but he also, abandoning himself to the waves, was carried seaward. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- At our usual bed-time, Charley and I were rolling away seaward with the Kentish letters. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Although the statue is larger than any in the world of such composite construction, its success as a lighthouse is not as notable as many farther seaward. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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