shoreward

[ shawr-werd, shohr- ]

/ ˈʃɔr wərd, ˈʃoʊr- /

adverb

Also shore·wards. toward the shore or land.

adjective

facing, moving, or tending toward the shore or land: a shoreward course.

coming from the shore, as a wind.

noun

the direction toward the shore or away from the sea.

Nearby words

Origin of shoreward

First recorded in 1575–85; shore¹ + -ward

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Examples from the Web for shoreward

The lantern signaled that all was ready and the shoreward journey began.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman
At the back, the shoreward end of the beach, the cliffs rose abruptly to a plateau on which the church stood.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham
She fetched up on the slack of the anchors at the moment a big comber smashed her shoreward.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
The wall of water swept him away, but the taut rope swung him shoreward.
A Daughter of the Dons|William MacLeod Raine

Constant wind pressure had closed the shoreward end of the big crack and a cautious crossing was made without difficulty.
Copper Coleson's Ghost|Edward P. Hendrick

British Dictionary definitions for shoreward

shoreward

/ (ˈʃɔːwəd) /

adjective

near or facing the shore

adverb Also: shorewards

towards the shore

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