landwards
Away from sea
Landwards means toward the land, especially from the sea or water.
It functions as both adverb and adjective: The boat drifted landwards; the landwards side of the dunes.
More common in British English; Americans typically prefer landward.
Toward the shore
harborward · homeward · terra firma · earthbound · inbound · groundward · upland · interior
Remote area beyond settlements
- interiorInside area or region
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- uplandElevated land area
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
mainland · countryside · terrain · plains · plateau · prairie · wilderness · outback
shoreward
Toward the shore
coastward · harborward · homeward · terra firma · earthbound · inbound · groundward · upland · interior · landside
hinterland
Remote area beyond settlements
- interiorInside area or region
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- uplandElevated land area
highland · mainland · countryside · terrain · plains · plateau · prairie · wilderness · outback · bushland
beaching
Landing on shore
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- berthingSecuring a vessel dockside
docking · landfall · navigation · piloting · seafaring · harborage · safe harbor · portside · shoaling · soundings
shoreline
Land-water boundary
dunes · cliffs · tideline · strandline · berm · seawall · embankment · littoral · erosion · sediment
landwardsseaward
Toward the ocean
seawards · oceanward · offshore · out to sea · shorewards