landwards

landward

/ (ˈlændwədz) /

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adverb

towards land

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby landwards

land-to-land, land up, Landus, landwaiter, landward, landwards, landwash, Landwehr, land wind, land with, Landy

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How to use landwards in a sentence

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
The hurl of the sea is landwards, and their life-belts will float them.
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 1 of 3|William Clark Russell
Blepyrus turned to follow his master, who went off with long strides landwards along the high-street.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Instead, however, he paused at the corner of the building with his face turned landwards.
The Vanished Messenger|E. Phillips Oppenheim

The walls on the three sides which looked landwards were from fifty to eighty feet high, according to the ground.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot