landwards

Examples

• All

• They moved landwards to avoid the rising tide.

• The wind was blowing landwards, bringing with it salty air from the ocean.

• Migratory birds returned landwards at the end of summer.

• The ship sailed landwards after the storm.

• We walked landwards from the shore to escape the rising tide.

• They moved landwards to avoid the rising tide.

• Migratory birds returned landwards at the end of summer.

Synonyms

A

ashore

vslandwards

111 1.5

Onto the land from the sea or other water

is about moving inland away from the sea rather than simply reaching shore

O

onshore

vslandwards

15 3.5

Located on land near the sea or moving from the sea toward the land

is about movement away from the sea toward inland areas

I

inshore

vslandwards

1 3.5

Toward the land from the sea

is about heading inland rather than stopping near the shore

L

landward

vslandwards

6.7

Toward the land and away from the sea

is the same meaning but often written without the final s

S

shoreward

vslandwards

3.9

Moving toward the shore from the water

is broader and suggests movement further inland away from shore

S

shoreside

vslandwards

3.4

Toward or at the edge of a body of water

means heading inland away from the shore rather than staying near it

C

coastward

vslandwards

4.6

Moving toward the shore

is the opposite direction moving inland away from the sea

Antonyms

S

seaward

1 4.7

The direction toward the sea from land

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology