seaward
/ˈsiːwəd
/adverb
(also seawards) Towards the sea: after about a mile they turned seaward...
- The second area is between Christmas Rock and Gxulu River Mouth extending three nautical miles seawards from the high-water mark.
- Although the students were in no immediate danger, a resident was very alarmed at seeing them walking seawards.
- Wood - decked, rounded balconies jut seawards as on a cruise ship.
adjective
1Going or pointing towards the sea: there was a seaward movement of water on the bottom...
- Melting glaciers add fresh water to the oceans and speed the seaward movement of ice and an influx of fresh water into the ocean.
- In contrast, at high tide, the steep shingle beach produces plunging breakers against the berm causing the seaward movement of material.
- Inland movements occurred in the first part of the night whereas seaward movements occurred late at night.
1.1Nearer or nearest to the sea: the seaward end of the village...
- Many of these will be one kilometre inland or seawards from the main road, generally away from the tourist areas associated with the eastern coastline.
- There are some wonderful pinnacles in both groups, with the best diving and healthiest coral to be found on the seaward side of each.
- Currently, oil and gas development seaward of the continental shelf is unlikely.
noun [in singular]
The side that faces or is nearer to the sea: breakwaters were extended further to seaward...
- The coastal villages where the salt makers lived stand on islands or peninsulas of firm ground, with marshes and fens on their inland side and salt marshes on the seaward.
