landward

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   situated, facing, or moving toward the land rather than the sea

   The landward side of the fort was protected by a deep ditch.

2. 2
   adv

   in the direction of the land

   When the fog lifted, the sailors steered landward.

A compound of land and the directional suffix -ward, literally 'in the direction of land.' It contrasts especially with seaward in nautical and coastal descriptions.

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