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coastward

American

[kohst-werd] / ˈkoʊst wərd /

adverb

Also coastwards. toward the coast.

We left the sinking ship in lifeboats and rowed coastward.

adjective

directed toward the coast.

a coastward migration.

Etymology

Origin of coastward

First recorded in 1850–55; coast + -ward

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