landwards
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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The Irish Sea, whipped by a bitter wind, crashes onto the shore, hurling spray landwards and soaking the ledge.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
He raised one of his brown, hairy hands, and jerked a thumb landwards.
From Ravensdene Court by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
As they worked away from the shore there came in, borne landwards and towards them by the gale, the dull deep roar of the surf on the Goodwins.
From Heroes of the Goodwin Sands by Thomas Stanley Treanor
"Do you know whether they have gone seawards or landwards, noble lady?" inquired Drost Peter.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
Some black objects bobbing up and down in the distance were pointed out to me as porpoises, and a good many sea-gulls went by, flying landwards.
From We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
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