coastward

Examples

• All

• The ship sailed coastward early in the morning.

• The birds began to fly coastward as winter approached.

• We drove coastward for several miles before stopping at a small village.

• We headed coastward to enjoy the beach.

• We sailed coastward, enjoying the beautiful view of the ocean.

• The birds flew coastward as winter approached, searching for warmer weather.

• They drove coastward to reach the beach before sunset.

Synonyms

A

ashore

vscoastward

111 1.5

Onto the land from the sea or other water

is movement toward the sea edge rather than final arrival on land

I

inshore

vscoastward

1 3.5

Toward the land from the sea

is a general movement toward the sea edge not only from open water

S

shoreward

vscoastward

3.9

Moving toward the shore from the water

is movement toward the sea edge in general

S

shoreside

vscoastward

3.4

Toward or at the edge of a body of water

is general movement toward the sea edge rather than being near land

D

downshore

vscoastward

6.9

Along or toward a farther part of the shore

is movement toward the sea edge rather than traveling along it

U

upcoast

vscoastward

• US

6.3

Along the coast toward its northern part

is movement toward the sea edge rather than traveling along it

L

landward

vscoastward

6.7

Toward the land and away from the sea

is movement toward the sea edge not away from it

L

landwards

vscoastward

• UK

6.8

Toward the land and away from the sea

is movement toward the sea edge rather than moving inland

Antonyms

I

inland

49 2.7

Toward the middle of a country away from the coast

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology