Seaward

Word SEAWARD
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Hyphenation sea ward
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Definitions and meanings of "Seaward"

What do we mean by seaward?

Toward or at the sea. adverb & adjective

A seaward place or direction. noun

Toward the sea.

Directed toward the sea.

Fresh from the sea.

Directed or situated toward the sea. adjective

Toward the sea. adverb

Being in or facing the direction towards sea, as opposed to the direction to the land. adjective

In the direction of the sea, toward the sea. adverb

Directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast adjective

(of winds) coming from the land adjective

The direction toward the sea noun

In the direction of the sea adverb

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land adjective

Being in or facing towards the sea, as opposed to the land.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Seaward

The word "seaward" in example sentences

This was the battle -- to win seaward against the Creep of the shoreward hastening sea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The sea became covered in the masses of snow blown seaward from the land by the gale; then the violence of the gale abated so that on February as we left our companions on the bleak shores of Cape Royds and steered for sunny New Zealand. ❋ Unknown (1910)

Right before this towne from the seaward is a banke of mouing sand, which gathereth and increaseth with the Western winds, in such sort, that, according to an olde prophesie among them, this banke is like to swallow vp and ouerwhelme the towne: for euery yere it increaseth and eateth vp many gardens, although they vse all policy to diminish the same, and to make it firme ground. ❋ Unknown (2003)

'Thereupon, so soon as ocean may be trusted, and the winds leave the seas in quiet, and the soft whispering south wind calls seaward, my comrades launch their ships and crowd the shores. ❋ 70 BC-19 BC Virgil (N/A)

(He turns to the harbor and calls seaward) Ho there, boatman! ❋ George Bernard Shaw (1903)

To the seaward, that is from the smaller harbour westwards, Sebastopol and its approaches were thoroughly fortified. ❋ Charles Alan Fyffe (1868)

That very accessibility from seaward, which is her weak point in war time, is her strength in time of peace. ❋ Unknown (1851)

Right before this towne from the seaward is a banke of mouing sand, which gathereth and increaseth with the ❋ Richard Hakluyt (1584)

This little seaward hill of Eryri is a perfect viewpoint into Cwm Pennant – to me, the loveliest Welsh valley, though there are other contenders (Cwm Croesor, Cwm Doethie, the Vale of Ewyas). ❋ Jim Perrin (2010)

On San Basilio Hill, an old cannon points seaward beyond a coconut plantation on Mexico's Pacific coast. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Behind him, on the seaward side of the liner hung two Day-Glo orange life rafts, while a third floated in the sea near the bows – visible evidence of the chaotic evacuation. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Sixty ships were commonly underway in America's seaward approaches in 1998, but today there are only 20. ❋ Mark Helprin (2011)

They were close enough to have heard, but ignored him they turned away and lay on their boards, stroking seaward. ❋ Alex Austin (2011)

As we approached the island, we were able to get a close-up view of the seaward flank of the Costa Concordia. ❋ Unknown (2012)

All my life I had dreamed of the sea - when I was but a sapling, I yearned for it, pushed my roots seaward, strained my branches. ❋ Mllelaurel (2009)

The Israeli armed forces' interception and capture of the Gaza Flotilla vessels in international waters - seaward of the blockaded area - was in conformity with customary international law,'' the first part of a lengthy report released by the government-appointed panel said. ❋ Janine Zacharia (2011)

These layers extend seaward into the submerged Continental Shelf and are overlain by deposits of both Continental and Marine origins (Upper Cretaceous Age) dating from 135-65 million years before the present. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The overall effect of recent erosions is illustrated by the fact that 60 ships were commonly underway in America's seaward approaches in 1998, but today—despite opportunities for the infiltration of terrorists, the potential of weapons of mass destruction, and the ability of rogue nations to sea-launch intermediate and short-range ballistic missiles—there are only 20. ❋ Mark Helprin (2011)

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