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shoreward, adv. and a.|ˈʃɔəwəd|
[f. shore n.1 + -ward.]
A.
1. advb. phr. to (the) shoreward: in the direction of the shore. † from the shoreward: from the direction of the shore.
1582N. Lichefield tr. Castanheda's Conq. E. Ind. i. vii. 18 b, He retourned to shore ward againe, carrieng with him the Pilot of Monsambicke. 1592in Hakluyt Voy. (1600) III. 845 But missing him towards night, we stood to the shoare⁓ward. 1632J. Hayward tr. Biondi's Eromena 11 The Galley slaves being eased by a little gale that blew from the shoreward. 1633T. James Voy. 49 We..put an Anker to shoareward. 1692in Capt. Smith's Seaman's Gram. i. xvi. 80 Her head [lies] to the shoreward. 1887Bowen æneid i. 87 Huge waves under them roll to the shoreward.
2. adv. In the direction of or towards the shore.
a1691J. Flavel Sea-Deliv. Wks. 1716 II. 195 The Danger being equal on every Side, whether we stood Seaward, or Shoreward. 1762Falconer Shipwr. ii. 736 That bids us..shoreward steer. 1833Tennyson Lotos-Eaters 2 This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon. 1901E. Phillpotts Striking Hours 259 Shoreward the crag was connected with..the cliffs by a narrow razor-edge of stone.
3. shoreward of: towards the shore in respect of; on the shoreward side of.
1941Sun (Baltimore) 12 July 7/3 All interested parties are urged to be present, particularly those engaged in fishing or operating boats shoreward of or adjacent to existing authorized fishing areas. 1974R. Adams Shardik xvi. 110 They came ashore..close to..the cluster of storage huts and servants' quarters lying shoreward of the Sindrad.
B. adj. Situated or directed towards the shore.
1804Grahame Sabbath 519 Sweet sounds Came slowly floating on the shoreward wave. 1862Meredith Mod. Love, Cassandra iv, The deep's long shoreward roll. 1883Stevenson Treas. Isl. xix, The rear, or shoreward side, of the stockade. |