seaward
1 of 3noun
sea·ward ˈsē-wərd 
: the direction or side away from land and toward the open sea
seaward
2 of 3adverb
ˈsē-wərdz
variants or less commonly seawards
: toward the sea
seaward
3 of 3adjective
1
: directed or situated toward the sea
2
: coming from the sea
a seaward wind
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Chloe Williams, The Atlantic, 20 June 2022 Reading the sound of the sea is no match for riding seaward on the waves. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 Without a cohesive ice shelf holding it back, the ice sheet on land will accelerate its own seaward march, as well as that of its neighbors. Matt Simon, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022 The place is a busy depot: Waves of chinook and coho salmon face upriver for their last brutal trip to spawn and die, meeting young salmon swimming seaward with new silver scales broadcasting a readiness for ocean life. Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2021 So even if wind blows water farther onto a beach, and foamy waves crash ashore, the average high tide can be, and often is, much farther seaward. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021 The rich blues and aqueous textures of the many watery scenes suggest an islander’s seaward outlook, while the fiery, liquid reds in other pictures evoke volcanoes. Washington Post, 28 May 2021 The deed requires that once the bluff recedes to within 10 feet of the primary structure, any portions of the building that are seaward of the 40-foot setback must be removed, according to the staff report. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2021 The forecast track has shifted in the last few updates, jogging closer to the South Florida coast on Friday afternoon, then edging seaward late night. Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2020 David Ferry, Outside Online, 22 June 2016 The picturesque fishing village of Blue Rocks, less than four miles seaward, also beckons. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The building, however slipped seaward too rapidly and the plan had to be abandoned. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 The hope was that the easterlies tumbling seaward from the dry lungs of California’s San Bernardino Valley would slingshot her past Catalina Island and to 125 degrees west longitude, where the currents would shift in her favor. Andrew Lewis, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2020 Multiple sharks milled by the inlet, where sandbars are often packed with gray seals and their scent drifts seaward on dropping tides. New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021 The Makai Makai means seaward in the Hawaiian language. Laura Manske, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 Some species like Spanish mackerel may move seaward in lower Mobile Bay with the rains, though the lower salinity doesn’t bother trout and reds much. Frank Sargeant, al, 2 July 2021 As the glacier below it began to shift, the entire camp moved with it, sliding 20 inches or more a day as the ice sheet drifted seaward. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021 The seaward side of the still house has a huge picture window looking out over the Atlantic. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 June 2021 Recent measurements showed the most seaward portion of the house at 245 Pacific is just 22 feet from the edge of the cliff, the staff report states. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2021 The inland walls, some fairly small but others up to 13 feet high, would divide neighborhoods, leaving homes on the seaward side with less protection. New York Times, 2 June 2021 Scaffolding lines the seaward side of the boxy concrete building, and there’s more at the top of its distinctive 400-foot-tall smokestack. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020 At the fore-reef, the coral at the most seaward edge of the reef, there appeared to be no loss between historical coral observations and modern habitat maps. Ben Guarino, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2017 Without it, riverbeds flatten out and the seaward current of the river slows, allowing saltwater to make its way upstream and spoiling rice fields. Austin Meyer, Slate Magazine, 18 Apr. 2017 See More
Noun
Others are more erratic, creating fleeting bursts of seaward-flowing water on smooth, open beaches. Chloe Williams, The Atlantic, 20 June 2022 Reading the sound of the sea is no match for riding seaward on the waves. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 Without a cohesive ice shelf holding it back, the ice sheet on land will accelerate its own seaward march, as well as that of its neighbors. Matt Simon, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022 The place is a busy depot: Waves of chinook and coho salmon face upriver for their last brutal trip to spawn and die, meeting young salmon swimming seaward with new silver scales broadcasting a readiness for ocean life. Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2021 So even if wind blows water farther onto a beach, and foamy waves crash ashore, the average high tide can be, and often is, much farther seaward. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021 The rich blues and aqueous textures of the many watery scenes suggest an islander’s seaward outlook, while the fiery, liquid reds in other pictures evoke volcanoes. Washington Post, 28 May 2021 The deed requires that once the bluff recedes to within 10 feet of the primary structure, any portions of the building that are seaward of the 40-foot setback must be removed, according to the staff report. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2021 The forecast track has shifted in the last few updates, jogging closer to the South Florida coast on Friday afternoon, then edging seaward late night. Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2020 Adverb
Rips flow seaward, out to deep water, so beach access signs across the country advise swimmers to paddle parallel to the beach to escape the them. David Ferry, Outside Online, 22 June 2016 The picturesque fishing village of Blue Rocks, less than four miles seaward, also beckons. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The building, however slipped seaward too rapidly and the plan had to be abandoned. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 The hope was that the easterlies tumbling seaward from the dry lungs of California’s San Bernardino Valley would slingshot her past Catalina Island and to 125 degrees west longitude, where the currents would shift in her favor. Andrew Lewis, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2020 Multiple sharks milled by the inlet, where sandbars are often packed with gray seals and their scent drifts seaward on dropping tides. New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021 The Makai Makai means seaward in the Hawaiian language. Laura Manske, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 Some species like Spanish mackerel may move seaward in lower Mobile Bay with the rains, though the lower salinity doesn’t bother trout and reds much. Frank Sargeant, al, 2 July 2021 As the glacier below it began to shift, the entire camp moved with it, sliding 20 inches or more a day as the ice sheet drifted seaward. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020 Adjective
Any infrastructure that France built in Central Africa had to enable their seaward dispatch to the metropole. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021 The seaward side of the still house has a huge picture window looking out over the Atlantic. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 June 2021 Recent measurements showed the most seaward portion of the house at 245 Pacific is just 22 feet from the edge of the cliff, the staff report states. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2021 The inland walls, some fairly small but others up to 13 feet high, would divide neighborhoods, leaving homes on the seaward side with less protection. New York Times, 2 June 2021 Scaffolding lines the seaward side of the boxy concrete building, and there’s more at the top of its distinctive 400-foot-tall smokestack. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020 At the fore-reef, the coral at the most seaward edge of the reef, there appeared to be no loss between historical coral observations and modern habitat maps. Ben Guarino, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2017 Without it, riverbeds flatten out and the seaward current of the river slows, allowing saltwater to make its way upstream and spoiling rice fields. Austin Meyer, Slate Magazine, 18 Apr. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Adverb
1517, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
circa 1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1