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sea·ward

(sē′wərd)

adv. & adj.

Toward or at the sea.

A seaward place or direction.

sea′wards (-wərdz) adv.

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seaward

(ˈsiːwəd)

adv

1. a variant of seawards

adj

2. directed or moving towards the sea

3. (esp of a wind) coming from the sea

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sea•ward

(ˈsi wərd)

adv.

1. Also, sea′wards. toward the sea.

adj.

2. facing or tending toward the sea.

3. coming from the sea: a seaward wind.

4. the direction toward the sea.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	seaward - the direction toward the sea direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
Adj.	1.	seaward - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" offshore
	2.	seaward - (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds" inshore, onshore, shoreward
	3.	seaward - directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course"; "on the seaward side of the road" coastal - located on or near or bordering on a coast; "coastal marshes"; "coastal waters"; "the Atlantic coastal plain"
Adv.	1.	seaward - in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" asea, seawards

Translations

نَحْو البَحْر

seewärts

vers le large

tenger felé

mot havet mot sjøen sjøverts

向海

seaward

[ˈsiːwəd]

A. ADJ → de hacia el mar, de la parte del mar
on the seaward side → en el lado del mar

B. ADV → hacia el mar
to seaward → en la dirección del mar

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sea

(siː) noun

1. (often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface. I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; (also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.

2. a particular area of sea. the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.

3. a particular state of the sea. mountainous seas.

ˈseaward(s) adverb

towards the sea; away from the land. The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards.

ˈseaboard noun

the seacoast. the eastern seaboard of the United States.

sea breeze

a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land.

ˈseafaring adjective

of work or travel on ships. a seafaring man.

ˈseafood noun

fish, especially shellfish.

adjective

seafood restaurants.

ˈseafront noun

a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea.

ˈsea-going adjective

designed and equipped for travelling on the sea. a sea-going yacht.

ˈseagull noun

a gull.

sea level

the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured. three hundred metres above sea level.

ˈsea-lion noun

a type of large seal.

ˈseaman – plural ˈseamen – noun

a sailor, especially a member of a ship's crew who is not an officer.

ˈseaport noun

a port on the coast.

ˈseashell noun

the (empty) shell of a sea creature.

ˈseashore noun

the land close to the sea.

ˈseasick adjective

ill because of the motion of a ship at sea. Were you seasick on the voyage?

ˈseasickness noun

ˈseaside noun

(usually with the) a place beside the sea. We like to go to the seaside in the summer.

ˈseaweed noun

plants growing in the sea. The beach was covered with seaweed.

ˈseaworthy adjective

(negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea.

ˈseaworthiness noun

at sea

1. on a ship and away from land. He has been at sea for four months.

2. puzzled or bewildered. Can I help you? You seem all at sea.

go to sea

to become a sailor. He wants to go to sea.

put to sea

to leave the land or a port. They planned to put to sea the next day.

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As if in answer, the ironclad seaward fired a small gun and hoisted a string of flags.

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A huge sombre cloud, flecked with livid blotches, stretched over the whole seaward sky-line, with long ragged streamers whirled out in front of it.

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Leslie came over to the house of dreams one frosty October night, when moonlit mists were hanging over the harbor and curling like silver ribbons along the seaward glens.

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His eyes watched the dancing dim light to seaward. And he talked the while.

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At last I roused myself from my inaction, and turning seaward walked straight into the water.

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The paper slipped from his fingers and he looked thoughtfully out seaward. It was only one paragraph of many, and the tone of all was the same.

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Dead to the outer world, as if she lay already in her grave--insensible to touch, insensible to sound, motionless as stone, cold as stone--Clara stands on the moonlit lawn, facing the seaward view.

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.." He gazed about and seaward with eyes that saw what no rush of words could compass.

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She turned her face seaward to gather in an impression of space and solitude, which the vast expanse of water, meeting and melting with the moonlit sky, conveyed to her excited fancy.

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of ships from China; some high aloft in the rigging, as if striving to get a still better seaward peep.

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It was one January morning, very early--a pinching, frosty morning--the cove all grey with hoar-frost, the ripple lapping softly on the stones, the sun still low and only touching the hilltops and shining far to seaward. The captain had risen earlier than usual and set out down the beach, his cutlass swinging under the broad skirts of the old blue coat, his brass telescope under his arm, his hat tilted back upon his head.

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The mountain formed the seaward boundary of a large island, and the narrow strip of rocky shore upon which we stood was strewn with the wreckage of a thousand gallant ships, while the bones of the luckless mariners shone white in the sunshine, and we shuddered to think how soon our own would be added to the heap.