seaward
/'si:wəd/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Directed or situated toward the sea: Describes something facing, moving, or located in the direction of the sea or coast.
- (Of winds) Coming from the sea toward the land: Describes a wind blowing from the sea onto the shore.
Adverb:
- In the direction of the sea: Indicates movement or orientation toward the sea.
Noun:
- The direction toward the sea: The compass point or general area that faces the open sea.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- We walked along the seaward side of the island. (We walked on the side of the island facing the sea.)
- A strong seaward wind made sailing difficult. (A strong wind blowing from the land toward the sea made sailing difficult.)
- Adverb:
- The migrating birds flew seaward. (The migrating birds flew in the direction of the sea.)
- Noun:
- From the cliff, we gazed out to seaward. (From the cliff, we looked out toward the direction of the sea.)
Advanced Usage
- "To look seaward": To gaze or face toward the sea.
- He stood on the pier, looking seaward for returning ships.
- "The seaward horizon": The line where the sea and sky appear to meet, as seen from the shore.
- The sun set over the seaward horizon.
Variants and Related Words
- Seawards (adverb): An alternative form of the adverb "seaward," meaning toward the sea.
- The river flows seawards.
- Inshore (adjective/adverb): Near or toward the shore. (Note: This can be an antonym for "seaward" when describing location, but a synonym when describing wind direction from the sea.)
- Onshore (adjective/adverb): Moving or situated toward the shore from the sea; (of wind) blowing from the sea toward the land. (Synonym for the "wind" sense of .)
- Offshore (adjective/adverb): Situated or moving away from the shore toward the sea; (of wind) blowing from the land toward the sea. (Antonym for the "wind" sense of .)
Synonyms
- Adjective (direction): Coastward, shoreward.
- Adverb: Seawards, oceanward.
- Noun: The sea, the ocean (in the context of direction).
Antonyms
- Adjective/Adverb/Noun (direction): Landward, inland.
- Adjective (wind): Offshore (for the sense "coming from the sea").
Related Phrases
- To put to seaward: (Nautical) To head or steer a vessel out toward the open sea.
- The small boat put to seaward to escape the storm brewing near the coast.
Adjective
- 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
- (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
- an inshore breeze
- an onshore gale
- sheltered from seaward winds
- (of winds) coming from the land
- offshore winds
Adverb
- in the direction of the sea
- the sailor looked seaward
Noun
- the direction toward the sea