English Explanatory Dictionary

landward

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Located, facing or moving in the direction of the land, as opposed to the sea.
  2. Of the country as opposed to the city, rural; agricultural.
adv
  1. Toward the land.
noun
  1. The side facing land.

Word forms

landward

Etymology

From land + -ward.

Synonyms

shoreward shorewards beachward beachwards

Antonyms

seaward seawards oceanward oceanwards lakeward lakewards burghal urban

Related words

landwards
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