- shoreward
- or shorewards adverb Date: circa 1691 toward the shore
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Shoreward — Shore ward, adv. Toward the shore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoreward — [shôrwərd] adv. toward the shore: also shorewards adj. moving toward the shore … English World dictionary
shoreward — 1. adjective a) In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking. When he felt him grasp his tail, Buck headed for the bank, swimming with all his splendid strength. But the progress shoreward was slow; the progress down stream amazingly… … Wiktionary
shoreward — /shawr weuhrd, shohr /, adv. 1. Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land. adj. 2. facing, moving, or tending toward the shore or land: a shoreward course. 3. coming from the shore, as a wind. n. 4. the direction toward the shore or away from… … Universalium
shoreward — Ⅰ. shore [1] ► NOUN 1) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, etc. 2) (also shores) literary a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: distant shores. ● in shore Cf. ↑in shore ● … English terms dictionary
shoreward — shore·ward … English syllables
shoreward — shore•ward [[t]ˈʃɔr wərd, ˈʃoʊr [/t]] adv. 1) navig. Also, shore′wards. toward the shore 2) navig. facing or moving toward the shore • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
shoreward — /ˈʃɔwəd/ (say shawwuhd) adjective 1. situated near, directed towards, or facing the shore. –adverb 2. shorewards. {shore1 + ward} …
shoreward — Uka (from sea); kai (from land) … English-Hawaiian dictionary
shoreward — adjective (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land an inshore breeze an onshore gale sheltered from seaward winds • Syn: ↑inshore, ↑onshore, ↑seaward • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
