landward

American  

[land-werd] / ˈlænd wərd /

adverb

1. Also landwards. toward the land or interior.

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adjective

1. lying, facing, or tending toward the land or away from the coast.

2. being in the direction of the land.

   a landward breeze.

landward British  

/ ˈlændwəd /

adjective

1. lying, facing, or moving towards land

2. in the direction of the land

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adverb

1. a variant of landwards

Etymology

Origin of landward

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; land, -ward

Example Sentences

These are dynamic features, naturally gaining elevation and migrating landward as sea level rises or sediment supply dwindles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

A push from the sea side – whether it’s sea-level rise, storm surge or high tides – moves the balance point landward.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

Warming oceans also lead to increased precipitation as more moisture-saturated air moves landward.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

To prevent their erosion, these marshes could be established on the landward side of an existing dike by building a second dike farther back.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 29, 2020

I kept afloat and swam your sea, or drifted, taken by wind and current to this coast where I went in on big swells running landward.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer