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seaward en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsiːwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsiwəɹd/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English seaward, seward (attested only as an adjective), equivalent to sea + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Being in or facing towards the sea.
   • Following service in the First World War, when it was leased by the Admiralty, it suffered a swift decline. And despite reconstruction efforts, concerns about its safety were raised in the 1930s and its seaward portion was demolished in the 1940s. 2020 October 21, Dr Joseph Brennan, “From the main line and over the waves”, in Rail, page 59:
   • Near-synonyms: oceanward, oceanwards
   • The landward side of the fort faced more dangerous guns than the seaward side, which only faced what could be put on a ship.

Antonyms

landward · landwards · shoreward · beachward · beachwards · shorewards

Coordinates

lakewards · lakeward

Deriveds

seawardly

Hypernyms

waterwards · waterward

Relateds

seawards

Synonyms

oceanwards · oceanward

Translations (2)

fi merenpuoleinen (in the direction toward the sea) · nl zeewaarts (in the direction toward the sea)

seaward en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈsiːwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsiwəɹd/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English seaward, seward (attested only as an adjective), equivalent to sea + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) In the direction of the sea, toward the sea.
   • He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,[…]. 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
   • Ever the sailor's widow looked seaward, hoping to see her missing man coming home.
   • Near-synonyms: oceanward, oceanwards

Antonyms

beachward · shoreward · landwards · landward · beachwards · shorewards

Coordinates

lakewards · lakeward

Hypernyms

waterward · waterwards

Relateds

Seward · seawards

Synonyms

oceanward · oceanwards

Translations (4)

fi merelle (toward the sea) · nl zeewaarts (toward the sea) · fi merelle päin (toward the sea) · mi whakatemoana (toward the sea)