shoreward: Meaning and Definition of

shore•ward

Pronunciation: (shôr'wurd, shōr'-), [key]
— adv.
  1. toward the shore or land.
—adj.
  1. facing, moving, or tending toward the shore or land: a shoreward course.
  2. coming from the shore, as a wind.
—n.
  1. the direction toward the shore or away from the sea.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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