waterward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of waterward
Example Sentences
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But here a little wind astir, Seen waterward in jetting lines, From yonder hillside topped with fir Comes pungent with the breath of pines; And here when all the noon hangs still, White-hot upon the city tiles, A perfume and a wintry chill Breathe from the yellow lumber-piles.
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She ran across the stretch of glistening beach, paused and struck a pose, one toe pointed waterward, her arms extended affectedly.
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The way led sandily along the crest of a wooded amphitheatre, with less stress on the prospect waterward than might have been expected.
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The young man promptly ducked his head, and played out the line, as the boat dipped her masthead waterward, and came about on the other tack.
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A few yards waterward from the gate there lay, hidden in the shadowed water, a sunken pier.
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