seaward

Away from shore

Seaward means toward or facing the sea: The seaward side of the dunes took the brunt of the storm.

As an adverb, it describes movement in that direction: The river flows seaward.

The variant seawards is more common in British English.

direction

horizon

Apparent earth-sky meeting

landward · outward · currents · tide · ebb · flow · drift · swell · surge · wave

maritime

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

harbor · port · anchorage · mariner · seafarer · nautical · fleet · yacht · bow · stern

coastal

shoreline

Land-water boundary

beachfront · dunes · cliff · bluff · cove · bay · inlet · estuary · delta · tidal

vista

horizon

Apparent earth-sky meeting

  • expanseUnbroken area of space
  • panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
  • viewWhat's seen from somewhere

outlook · vastness · openness · stretch · breadth · distance · infinity · blue water · skyline · boundless

oceanic

briny

Strongly of salt

benthic · thalassic · depths · abyss · deep water · marine · aquatic · kelp · seagrass · coral

Categories
Opposites
direction relative to coastline

seawardlandward

Toward the shore

inland · shoreward · inshore · coastward · onshore

Family

seawater, seawards

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G