Hypertext Webster Gateway: "seaward"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Seaward \Sea"ward\, a.
Directed or situated toward the sea. --Donne.
Two still clouds . . . sparkled on their seaward edges
like a frosted fleece. --G. W. Cable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Seaward \Sea"ward\, adv.
Toward the sea. --Drayton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
seaward
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore
breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: {inshore},
{onshore}] [ant: {offshore}]
2: directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the
sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course";
"on the seaward side of the road"
adv : in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"
[syn: {seawards}, {toward the sea}]
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