单词 | seaward |
释义 | seaward (once / 2040 pages) advadjn WORD FAMILY seaward: seawardly, seawards USAGE EXAMPLESThat signal slowly changes to the chemical signature of the more brackish river mouth, where the fish stop on their seaward migration. Nature(Nov 10, 2016) At Beachy Head and Hope Gap, the gently sloping platform, which is only uncovered at low tide, extends seaward several hundred metres. BBC(Nov 07, 2016) This year’s iteration offers new work from Cecilia Seaward, the performance collective Crooked Mouth and Angie Moon Dance Theater, which offers polished, idiosyncratic movement. New York Times(Aug 25, 2016) 1adv in the direction of the sea the sailor looked seaward Syn asea, seawards 2adj (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land sheltered from seaward winds Syn|Ant inshore, onshore, shoreward offshore (of winds) coming from the land 3adj 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 Syn coastal located on or near or bordering on a coast 4adj (of winds) coming from the land Syn|Ant offshore inshore, onshore, shoreward (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land 5n the direction toward the sea Hyper direction the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves |
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