shoreward

[ shawr-werd, shohr- ]

/ ˈʃɔr wərd, ˈʃoʊr- /

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adverb

Also shorewards. 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.

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Origin of shoreward

First recorded in 1575–85; shore¹ + -ward

Words nearby shoreward

shore patrol, shoreside, shore terrace, shore up, Shoreview, shoreward, shoreweed, Shorewood, shoring, shorn, short

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How to use shoreward in a sentence

Lance reduced the speed, and the Blue Streak began to move shoreward.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
All at once it snapped; the tiller swung useless and the boat whirled around, heeling in the stiffening wind, and drove shoreward.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
Beyond the cove, Halyard was bobbing up and down, afloat in his invalid's chair, trying to steer shoreward.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
So off we go heeling well to the breeze as our funny, high-slung lateen sail drives us shoreward at a great rate.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr

At sound of the shot, the captain swung on his heel, gripped the rail and stared shoreward.
Cursed|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for shoreward

shoreward

/ (ˈʃɔːwəd) /

adjective

near or facing the shore

adverb Also: shorewards

towards the shore

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