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Meaning of SEAWARD

Pronunciation:  'seewurd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"
  2. [adj]  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"
  3. [adj]  (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds"
 
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 Synonyms: coastal, inshore, onshore, seawards, toward the sea
 
 Antonyms: offshore
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.

  2. \Sea"ward\, adv.
Toward the sea. --Drayton.
 
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