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seaward

seaward

4.7
The direction toward the sea from land
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːwərd/
: hacia el mar
  • The cobbled beach ended at the seaward point of the island in ridges of wave-polished granite.

Examples

  • The air was musty; he opened the seaward window.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • During coastal surveys, two observers searched the shoreward side of the aircraft, and one searched the seaward side.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Repeat this procedure at the seaward (lower) side of the pool and at each side of the pool.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The rocks on the seaward side are covered in white with gull dropping.

  • No new flood insurance would be provided for any structure seaward of the 30-year setback line.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The operation at Pisa 2 placed gravel seaward of a seawall (Figure 5).

    Academic text (2008)
  • At northern temperate latitudes, these fluxes are composed mainly of young fish emigrating seaward.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The public beach is defined as the area of sand seaward of the natural vegetation line.

  • The rocks on the seaward side are covered in white with gull droppings.

  • The cobbled beach ended at the seaward point of the island in ridges of wave-polished granite.

Synonyms

asea
vsseaward
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Toward or out on the sea

describes movement toward the sea from land, not location at sea
seawards
vsseaward
1 4.2

Toward the sea

is about movement toward the sea specifically from land
coastward
vsseaward
1 4.6

Moving toward the shore

focuses on movement toward the open sea rather than the shoreline

Antonyms

46 2.7

Toward the middle of a country away from the coast

Surface Forms

seaward singular
seawards plural

Morphology

seaward = sea (transparent) = ward + sea

The meaning is directly derived from 'sea' and 'ward', indicating direction towards the sea. [Postprocessing: moved 'ward' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Seaward comes from the simple parts sea and -ward, where -ward means 'toward'. So as a noun seaward is the 'direction toward the sea'.