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landward

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land·ward  (lndwrd)
adv. & adj.
To or toward land: sailing landward; the landward side of a coastal fortification.
landwards adv.
landward [ˈlændwəd]
adj
1. lying, facing, or moving towards land
2. in the direction of the land
adv
a variant of landwards
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Adv.1.landward - toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands"
landwards
Translations
landward [ˈlændwəd]
A. ADJ → de hacia tierra, de la parte de la tierra
B. ADV → hacia tierra
to landward(s) → en la dirección de la tierra


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Standing upon the shore of eternity, I turn for a last look landward over the course by which I came.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Mark also the mighty ramparts which are pierced by the three water-gates, and sixteen others to the landward side.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
When I had climbed a tall tree I first of all directed my anxious glances towards the sea; but, finding nothing hopeful there, I turned landward, and my curiosity was excited by a huge dazzling white object, so far off that I could not make out what it might be.
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