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

shorefront, shoreless, shoreline, shoreside, shoreview, shoreward, shoreweed, shorewood, shoring, shorn, short

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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