adjective
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lying, facing, or moving towards land
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in the direction of the land
adverb
Etymology
Origin of landward
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at land, -ward
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Areas associated with little to no damage were spatially clustered in the southern and central portion of the island, with most structures concentrated on the landward side of the barrier island.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
Warming oceans also lead to increased precipitation as more moisture-saturated air moves landward.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
Hundreds of years ago, a tsunami slammed into the northern Chilean coast—a wall of water 20 meters high, taller than a six-story building, that swept boulders landward like pebbles.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2023
To prevent their erosion, these marshes could be established on the landward side of an existing dike by building a second dike farther back.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 29, 2020
I kept afloat and swam your sea, or drifted, taken by wind and current to this coast where I went in on big swells running landward.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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