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Definition of Seaward
1. Adverb. In the direction of the sea. "The sailor looked seaward"
2. Adjective. (of winds) coming from the land. "Offshore winds"
3. Noun. The direction toward the sea.
4. Adjective. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land. "Sheltered from seaward winds"
5. Adjective. Directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast. "On the seaward side of the road"
Definition of Seaward
1. a. Directed or situated toward the sea.
2. adv. Toward the sea.
Definition of Seaward
1. Adjective. Being in or facing the direction towards sea, as opposed to the direction to the land. ¹
2. Adverb. In the direction of the sea, toward the sea. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seaward
1. the direction toward the open sea [n -S]
Medical Definition of Seaward
1. Directed or situated toward the sea. "Two still clouds . . . Sparkled on their seaward edges like a frosted fleece." (G. W. Cable) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seaward
Literary usage of Seaward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, James Hammond Trumbull, Council of Safety (Conn.), Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1885)
"wanting for the use of said seaward and family and can't be sold ; praying for
liberty for him or some other person to make sale of so much of the land or ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench: And by Graham Willmore, Great Britain Court of Queen's Bench, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber, Great Britain Bail Court (1839)
"In re seaward and HOWEV. ... The remedy which seaward ha>. is to bring an action
on the award. In the case of Edgell v. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1888)
"... few miles to seaward; or, in the words of an anonymous poet quoted by Prince (
Worthies of ... seaward ..."
4. English Lyrics by Alfred Austin (1890)
"LOOK seaward, Sentinel, and tell the land What you behold. SENTINEL I see the
deep-ploughed furrows of the main Bristling with harvest; funnel, and keel, ..."
5. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"But still old earth its glamour casts O'er the clear eyes of youth, And still
the old illusion lasts In spite of truth; seaward то How long it seems since ..."
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