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; land, -ward
Example Sentences
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Well before the visible effects of surface flooding, sea-level rise pushes up the water table and shifts salty water landward.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024
Warming oceans also lead to increased precipitation as more moisture-saturated air moves landward.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 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
That prevents the natural erosion of bluffs and stops the beach from moving landward as the shoreline crumbles, said Madeline Cavalieri, coastal planner at the California Coastal Commission.
From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2017
Nugent made it, still knee-deep, and grasped the handle of a door on the landward side.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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