seawardadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsiːwəd/, U.S.

/ˈsiwərd/

Forms: See also seawards adv.

Etymology: < sea n. + -ward suffix.

A. adv. (and n.) In adverb phrases and as adverb.

1. Phrases.

a. to (the) seaward: towards the sea; in the direction of the sea; in the direction of the open sea, away from the land. to the seaward of: to or at a place nearer the sea (or, at sea, farther from the land) than. [In the early examples to and ward form a compound preposition governing the interposed noun. In later use seaward seems to be apprehended as an absolute use of the adjective.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > towards sea

to (the) seawarda1450

seawards1517

seaward1610

makai1883

seawardly1902

α. with article.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxviii. l. 484 Thanne Nasciens his weye gan to take, and faste to the Seward gan he schake.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclvii Waters to the see warde euer ben they drawing.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xxxix. 11 Where..men go from the east to the see warde.

c1582 T. Digges in Archaeologia 11 225 To the Seawarde this Baye shall allway be defended and garded with a massye banke of beache.

1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes iii. xxxix. 174 [He] wheeled about with his forces to the Seaward.

1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 142 We discovered a ship two leagues off to the Sea-ward.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. v. 177 Mr. Brett..did really discover her..steering off to the seaward.

1852 C. Kingsley Andromeda 27 The flame shone far to the seaward.

β. without article.1540 in R. G. Marsden Select Pleas Court Admiralty (1894) I. 92 The maryners..imediately wente to see ward withowte ancre or cable.1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vi. f. 74 The Riuer..to Seaward runnes a pace Through Phrygie.1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia vi. 216 Three Iles, seene farre to Sea-ward.1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 138 The Eagle..Soaring aloft to seaward took her flight.1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 109 The billow..That far to seaward finds his source.1890 A. Conan Doyle White Company xvii The wrack had thickened to seaward, and the coast was but a blurred line.

b. In modern use, from (the) seaward: from the direction in which the sea lies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > from seaward direction

from (the) seaward1719

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 113 It blew a terrible Storm of Wind, that Evening, from the Sea-ward.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xx A point where she [the ship] could not be seen from the seaward.

1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcii. 128 The defenders were powerfully aided from seaward by the Persian ships with their numerous crews.

1882 H. de Windt On Equator 128 On the approach from seaward Cadiz..presents more the appearance of a Moorish town than a European city.

a. adv. Towards the sea or the open sea (away from the land).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > towards sea

to (the) seawarda1450

seawards1517

seaward1610

makai1883

seawardly1902

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 318 Couched betweene a high cliffe sea-ward and as high an hill land-ward.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 681 The rock rush'd sea-ward.

1849 M. Arnold Forsaken Merman 128 When sweet airs come seaward From heaths starr'd with broom.

1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 126 The total quantity of matter..carried seaward is something enormous.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 500 Helpsford Scar..is further seaward than the place where this accident occurred.

b. In combinations.

ΚΠ

1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 395 The seaward-facing crag.

1860 Ld. Tennyson Sea Dreams 16 Now seaward-bound for health they gain'd the coast.

1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 31 In a seaward-gazing mountain-gorge They built..a hut.

1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vi. 193 A strange sight it is to see (of an afternoon) the heights of Pulteney blackened by seaward-looking fishers, as when a city crowds to a review.

B. adj.

†1. Fresh from the sea. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [adjective] > fresh from sea

seawarda1475

a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 161 White herynge in a dische, if hit be seaward & fresshe.

2. Going out to sea, going to seaward or in seawardly direction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > going in seaward direction

seawarda1621

seagoing1842

a1621 J. Donne To Sir H. Wootton 14 After those loving papers which friends send With glad griefe, to your Sea-ward steps, farewel.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 603 Marking the playful tenants of the stream..stem the sea-ward tide.

1830 H. N. Coleridge Introd. Greek Poets 236 And he Anchises' famous son embark'd Captive Æneas in the seaward ship.

1904 E. Rickert Reaper 188 He turned along the seaward road.

a. Directed or looking towards the sea; facing the sea, or the open sea; situated on the side or portion (of a thing) which is nearest the sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > directed or looking towards sea

seaward1725

seawardly1849

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 1034 The sea-ward prow invites the tardy gales.

?1803 S. T. Coleridge Recoll. Love ii I lay On seaward Quantock's heathy hills.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 104 Various heaps of broken ice denoted recent shoots of the seaward edge [of the glacier].

1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington 173 Your cannons moulder on the seaward wall.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 110/2 The seaward sides of the mountain ranges.

1902 Act 2 Edward VII c. 24 §7 (2) Two hundred yards from the seaward extremities of the work.

b. Of a wind: Blowing from the sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from sea

tropaean winds1686

seaward1810

onshore1860

1810 Naval Chron. 23 123 Sheltered from seaward winds.

1905 B. Camm Voy. ‘Pax’ 10 The large black sails were filled with a seaward breeze.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seaward
释义	seawardadv.n.adj. Brit. /ˈsiːwəd/, U.S. /ˈsiwərd/ Forms: See also seawards adv. Etymology: < sea n. + -ward suffix. A. adv. (and n.) In adverb phrases and as adverb. 1. Phrases. a. to (the) seaward: towards the sea; in the direction of the sea; in the direction of the open sea, away from the land. to the seaward of: to or at a place nearer the sea (or, at sea, farther from the land) than. [In the early examples to and ward form a compound preposition governing the interposed noun. In later use seaward seems to be apprehended as an absolute use of the adjective.] ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > towards sea to (the) seawarda1450 seawards1517 seaward1610 makai1883 seawardly1902 α. with article. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxviii. l. 484 Thanne Nasciens his weye gan to take, and faste to the Seward gan he schake. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclvii Waters to the see warde euer ben they drawing. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xxxix. 11 Where..men go from the east to the see warde. c1582 T. Digges in Archaeologia 11 225 To the Seawarde this Baye shall allway be defended and garded with a massye banke of beache. 1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes iii. xxxix. 174 [He] wheeled about with his forces to the Seaward. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 142 We discovered a ship two leagues off to the Sea-ward. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. v. 177 Mr. Brett..did really discover her..steering off to the seaward. 1852 C. Kingsley Andromeda 27 The flame shone far to the seaward. β. without article.1540 in R. G. Marsden Select Pleas Court Admiralty (1894) I. 92 The maryners..imediately wente to see ward withowte ancre or cable.1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vi. f. 74 The Riuer..to Seaward runnes a pace Through Phrygie.1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia vi. 216 Three Iles, seene farre to Sea-ward.1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 138 The Eagle..Soaring aloft to seaward took her flight.1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 109 The billow..That far to seaward finds his source.1890 A. Conan Doyle White Company xvii The wrack had thickened to seaward, and the coast was but a blurred line. b. In modern use, from (the) seaward: from the direction in which the sea lies. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > from seaward direction from (the) seaward1719 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 113 It blew a terrible Storm of Wind, that Evening, from the Sea-ward. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xx A point where she [the ship] could not be seen from the seaward. 1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcii. 128 The defenders were powerfully aided from seaward by the Persian ships with their numerous crews. 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 128 On the approach from seaward Cadiz..presents more the appearance of a Moorish town than a European city. 2. a. adv. Towards the sea or the open sea (away from the land). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > towards sea to (the) seawarda1450 seawards1517 seaward1610 makai1883 seawardly1902 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 318 Couched betweene a high cliffe sea-ward and as high an hill land-ward. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 681 The rock rush'd sea-ward. 1849 M. Arnold Forsaken Merman 128 When sweet airs come seaward From heaths starr'd with broom. 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 126 The total quantity of matter..carried seaward is something enormous. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 500 Helpsford Scar..is further seaward than the place where this accident occurred. b. In combinations. ΚΠ 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 395 The seaward-facing crag. 1860 Ld. Tennyson Sea Dreams 16 Now seaward-bound for health they gain'd the coast. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 31 In a seaward-gazing mountain-gorge They built..a hut. 1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vi. 193 A strange sight it is to see (of an afternoon) the heights of Pulteney blackened by seaward-looking fishers, as when a city crowds to a review. B. adj. †1. Fresh from the sea. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [adjective] > fresh from sea seawarda1475 a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 161 White herynge in a dische, if hit be seaward & fresshe. 2. Going out to sea, going to seaward or in seawardly direction. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > going in seaward direction seawarda1621 seagoing1842 a1621 J. Donne To Sir H. Wootton 14 After those loving papers which friends send With glad griefe, to your Sea-ward steps, farewel. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 603 Marking the playful tenants of the stream..stem the sea-ward tide. 1830 H. N. Coleridge Introd. Greek Poets 236 And he Anchises' famous son embark'd Captive Æneas in the seaward ship. 1904 E. Rickert Reaper 188 He turned along the seaward road. 3. a. Directed or looking towards the sea; facing the sea, or the open sea; situated on the side or portion (of a thing) which is nearest the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > directed or looking towards sea seaward1725 seawardly1849 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 1034 The sea-ward prow invites the tardy gales. ?1803 S. T. Coleridge Recoll. Love ii I lay On seaward Quantock's heathy hills. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 104 Various heaps of broken ice denoted recent shoots of the seaward edge [of the glacier]. 1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington 173 Your cannons moulder on the seaward wall. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 110/2 The seaward sides of the mountain ranges. 1902 Act 2 Edward VII c. 24 §7 (2) Two hundred yards from the seaward extremities of the work. b. Of a wind: Blowing from the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from sea tropaean winds1686 seaward1810 onshore1860 1810 Naval Chron. 23 123 Sheltered from seaward winds. 1905 B. Camm Voy. ‘Pax’ 10 The large black sails were filled with a seaward breeze. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.adj.a1450
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