单词 | to the seaward of |
释义 | > as lemmasto the seaward of a. to (the) seaward: towards the sea; in the direction of the sea; in the direction of the open sea, away from the land. to the seaward of: to or at a place nearer the sea (or, at sea, farther from the land) than. [In the early examples to and ward form a compound preposition governing the interposed noun. In later use seaward seems to be apprehended as an absolute use of the adjective.] ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > towards sea to (the) seawarda1450 seawards1517 seaward1610 makai1883 seawardly1902 α. with article. β. without article.1540 in R. G. Marsden Select Pleas Court Admiralty (1894) I. 92 The maryners..imediately wente to see ward withowte ancre or cable.1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vi. f. 74 The Riuer..to Seaward runnes a pace Through Phrygie.1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia vi. 216 Three Iles, seene farre to Sea-ward.1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 138 The Eagle..Soaring aloft to seaward took her flight.1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 109 The billow..That far to seaward finds his source.1890 A. Conan Doyle White Company xvii The wrack had thickened to seaward, and the coast was but a blurred line.a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxviii. l. 484 Thanne Nasciens his weye gan to take, and faste to the Seward gan he schake. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclvii Waters to the see warde euer ben they drawing. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xxxix. 11 Where..men go from the east to the see warde. c1582 T. Digges in Archaeologia 11 225 To the Seawarde this Baye shall allway be defended and garded with a massye banke of beache. 1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes iii. xxxix. 174 [He] wheeled about with his forces to the Seaward. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 142 We discovered a ship two leagues off to the Sea-ward. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. v. 177 Mr. Brett..did really discover her..steering off to the seaward. 1852 C. Kingsley Andromeda 27 The flame shone far to the seaward. < as lemmas |
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