waterward

or wa·ter·wards

[ waw-ter-werd, wot-er- ]

adverb

1. in the direction of water or a body of water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterward¹

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; water, -ward

Example Sentences

She ran across the stretch of glistening beach, paused and struck a pose, one toe pointed waterward, her arms extended affectedly.

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All of these had turned waterward when the whistle sounded so long and shrilly.

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A few yards waterward from the gate there lay, hidden in the shadowed water, a sunken pier.

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And the coquetry faded from her eyes as her glance wandered waterward and became fixed on some object invisible and far away.

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And if he puffed his pipe fiercely, nobody cared, since the breeze carried the smoke waterward.

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