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landward

[ land-werd ]
/ ˈlænd wərd /

adverb

Also land·wards. toward the land or interior.

adjective

lying, facing, or tending toward the land or away from the coast.
being in the direction of the land: a landward breeze.

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Origin of landward

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at land, -ward

Words nearby landward

landström's muscle, landsturm, landtag, landus, landwaiter, landward, landwards, landwash, landwehr, landy, landé factor
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Example sentences from the Web for landwards

  • The hurl of the sea is landwards, and their life-belts will float them.

    My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 1 of 3|William Clark Russell

  • Landwards, the loop of railway round the Frisian peninsula would form the line of communication in rear of the seven streams.

    The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers

  • Landwards the hills like piles of ash in the moonlight, and far away a cloudy inkling of mountains.

    Rosinante to the Road Again|John Dos Passos

British Dictionary definitions for landwards (1 of 2)

landwards

landward

/ (ˈlændwədz) /

adverb

towards land

British Dictionary definitions for landwards (2 of 2)

landward
/ (ˈlændwəd) /

adjective

lying, facing, or moving towards land
in the direction of the land

adverb

a variant of landwards
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